Frank Kowing Mixed Media Sculpture "The Art Critic"

Item Details

A mixed media sculpture titled The Art Critic by artist Frank Kowing (1944-2016), completed in 2005. It is from the Par-a-dise series. This work depicts a drawing of a face with ‘Hate me, I love it!’ written across the forehead. It also features a large wreath rendered with shells, medical tubes, vinyl, acrylic, wood, and many other found items. It is signed and dated in ink to the bottom right of the drawing. Inscription on the attached tag indicates title, artist, and medium.

Frank Kowing is an outsider artist based in Maryland with a larger than life reputation. The bulk of his focus is mixed media works, many grand in scale and with three dimensional quality. He has participated in a vast array of group shows and exhibits since his first shows in the 1970’s in New York City. His education, after service in Vietnam with the US Army, was extensive and included the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and several fine art institutions in Pennsylvania.

Condition

- to fair; some dirt and debris.

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Item #

17BAL087-058-001