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.....Kenneth
Polinskie's surreal
watercolor still lifes on handmade paper are based on
childhood animals, and he infuses the seemingly innocent
creatures with an adult mood of misapprehension and
humorous psychosis. The works first appear as wry
cartoons, but upon further exploration they also suggest a
more serious look into the human psyche. Polinskie uses humor and insight to highlight adult issues of gender,
identity and expectation.
John Yau,
Artforum critic writes, "Polinskie's work evolves out
of the modern erotic tradition. It shares an emotional
affinity with the delicate watercolors of sailors by
Charles Demuth, the iconic flower paintings by Georgia
O'Keeffe, and the voluptuous depictions of young men at
the beach by Paul Cadmus. However, in contrast to
O'Keefe's, Demuth's and Cadmus' use of realism's anecdotal
aspects to naturalize sexual attitudes, Polinskie's
watercolors reveal the act of reading to be a heavily
inscribed social phenomenon. They do so by presenting
objects that are kitschy, ironic and symbolic. Humor is
used as a sign of self-reflexiveness. The combination of
highly detailed surfaces and objects within a patterned,
shallow spatiality defines the act of reading as an
interpretative response. Polinskie achieves something many
of his realist contemporaries have shied away from: the
celebration of sexuality and the self as an act of
recognition".
Kenneth
Polinskie was born in New York in 1952 and has studied at
The School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League of
New York. He has had numerous solo exhibits including;
Fischbach Gallery, New York, Osuna Gallery, Washington
D.C. and Centro Colombo Americano, Columbia, S.A. He
currently lives in the Hudson Valley region and is the
proprietor of Kendon Antiques in Hudson, NY.
| Ken
Polinskie |
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| Born |
Astoria, New York, 1952 |
| Education |
School of Visual Arts, NY, NY |
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Art Students League, NY, NY |
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High School of Art and Design, NY, NY |
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New School for Social Research, New York, NY |
| One Man Exhibition |
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2002 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
1996 Rensellaer County Council for the
Arts, The Art Center, Troy, NY
1995 Dieu Donne Papermill Gallery, New
York, NY
1995 Centro Colombo Americano,
Colombia, S.A
1990 Carol Getz Gallery, Miami, FL
1988 Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Osuna Gallery, Washington, DC
1979 Southeast Museum, Brewster, NY |
| Selected Group Exhibitions |
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2002
Rags to Riches: 25th Year Anniversary Exhibit,
The Hecksher Museum, Huntington, New York |
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2001
Works on Paper,The Tree Dog Series, Carrie Haddad
Gallery, Hudson, NY |
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1999
New York Paper, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY |
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1997
Crossing Over, Changing Places USIA International
Final Show
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
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1995
Works on Paper, Warren Street Gallery, Hudson, NY |
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1994
Raw and Cooked, New York Public Library, NY, NY
Evolution of the Print, Addison/Ripley, Washington,
D.C
Selected Books Project at Dieu Donne,
Berkshire Art Museum, Pittsfield, Mass |
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1993
Vessels, Greene County Council on Arts, Windham, NY
Paper-The Essential Material, Harper Collins Gallery, NY, NY
Collaborations From Pyramid Atlantic
Armory Art Gallery, Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
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1992
A Changeable Feast,
Rutgers Center for Innovative Printmaking, Rutgers,
NJ
Crossing Over/Changing Places
USIA, International Touring Exhibition, various
countries |
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1991
Exhibition Project, Lintas Worldwide, NY, NY
Decade of Paper, Sylvia Cordish Gallery, Baltimore,
MD
Dieu Donne at 15 Years, Center for the Books Art,
NY, NY |
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1989
Prints, Hirschl & Adler Modern, NY, NY
Pyramid Atlantic and Brandywine Workshop Print Show
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD |
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1988
In Bloom, BMW Gallery, NY, NY
Paper Parallels/Mirror Images, Frostburg State
College, MD |
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1987
Handmade Paper, organized by the Arts Council of the
Museum of
Modern Art, Pfizer Inc, NY, NY
Works on Paper, Sylvia Cordish Gallery, Baltimore,
MD |
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1985
Food and Flowers, The Silo, New Milford, CT
Under 8, Harm Bouckaert Gallery, NY, NY
Paper as Paint,
Shirley Goodman Resource Center, F.I.T, NY, NY |
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1984
Contemporary Directions: Handmade Paper,
East Hills Gallery, Long Island, NY |
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1980
Four Artists, Cape Split Place, Addison, ME |
| Teaching |
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1995
- USIA
Arts America Speaker and Workshop Director, Prints and Papermaking,
Art University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- Adjunct Art Faculty, Papermaking Instructor
Columbia Greene Community College, Hudson, NY
- Artist
in Residence, Hawthorne Valley School, NYFA,
Harlemville, NY
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1992-1996
- Artist in Residence, Sequential Art and Narrative Instructor
Franklin Furnace Art & Language Program, NY, NY
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1990-1994
- Outreach
Artist and co-founder Responsive
Hands/Papermaking in New York City Schools for
Dieu Donne Papermill, NY, NY
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| Bibliography |
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- Albany Times Union, Review
1995.
- Margaret Matthews Berenson, "Resource for Handmade Paper", American Artist, November
1991.
- John
Yau, Artforum, January
1989.
- Octavia
Zaya, "Kenneth Polinskie: Ansiedades de la
Memoria," Balcon-3,
1989.
- "Artist Statement," Cover, June
1988.
- Michael F.Robinson, "Modern Bookbinding," Art and Auction, May
1987.
- Lyle
Roisbothem, photograph, Washington Review,
June/July
1987.
- Ronny
Cohen, "Paper Routes," Artnews,
October
1983.
- Review,
Newsday, August
1994.
- Gerritt
Henry, Review, Artnews, October
1983.
- Vivian
Raynor, "Timeless Forms Among Other
Treasures," New York Times, August 26,
1979.
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| Selected Corporate and Public Collections |
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Print
Room Collection, New York Public Library, NY, NY
Champion Paper International, Kansas City, MO
Commerce Bancshares, Kansas City, MO
CIGNA Corporation, Philadelphia, PA |
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Selected Paintings
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| 1.)
Large Squirrel, 2002,
ink on bark and
artist made paper,
18 x 24
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| 2.)
Spirit Dog, 2002-03,
ink, leaves, artist made paper,
24 x 18 |
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| 3.)
Hide and Seek, 2002,
ink on artist made paper,
18 x 24
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| 4.)
Three Studies, 2001,
ink on beach oak leaf
over iris paper,
17 x 11
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| 5.)
Crazy Nature, 2002,
ink on artist made paper,
24 x 18.5
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| 6.)
Garden Walk, 2002,
ink on artist made paper,
flowers,
18 x 12
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| 7.)
Leaf Dreams, 2002,
ink on leaves and
artist made paper,
6.5 x 12,
$525
SOLD
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| 8.)
Little Bulldog, 1997,
ink on artist made paper,
12 x 17
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| 9.)
Oh, Brother, 2002,
ink on artist made paper,
12 x 18
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Three Boulders, 2002,
ink on artist made paper,
24 x 18 |
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Out On a Limb I,
ink on artist made paper,
12 x 18
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The Rescue, 2004,
ink, gouache on artist paper,
5.5 x 12.5
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Vigil, 2002,
ink on artist made paper,
18 x 12
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| 14.)
Tree Dog Standing, 2001,
ink on artist made paper,
18 x 12
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