21 - Colosky, Randy - Nightshade - 2022
Oil on Belgian linen
36" x 30" x 2"
Courtesy of the Artist and Upstart Modern
Colosky’s painting process is a meditative focus on brush movement, the viscosity of the paint, breathing, and patience. The linen is treated to emulate the chaotic field of the background environment. The painted lines are based on motifs the artist has been working with for decades, thematically related to pipelines, maps, highways, spectrum emissions, and the ways Colosky navigates through space and time.
Colosky received a BFA in Ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1987. Colosky has been awarded grants from the Warhol Foundation for the Arts, The Fleishacker Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation and the KALA Art Institute Residency. His recent public projects include: large-scale sculptures for ArtPark Oakland, CA and 2 installations at the 101 California Building Atrium in San Francisco. Colosky has presented solo exhibitions at the SFAC Grove St Gallery, The Museum of Craft and Folk Art, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, K Imperial Fine Arts, and Ampersand International Arts. Colosky has participated in group exhibitions with Incline Gallery, Highlight Gallery, Southern Exposure, and Kavi Gupta Gallery (Chicago).
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