| Artist: Eric Akcevak Title: WMD I
Size: 36.5" x 9" x 4"
Medium: Sculpture-Bamboo, wood, stone, horn and copper
Description: A modern symbol for weapons of mass destruction that have haunted all of
humanity and all of human history. From the first club to the bow and
arrow to the crossbow to armor to chariots to organized armies to catapults to cannons to guns to cavalry to warships. Technology changes the type of weapons but the intent never
wavers.
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Artist Information
| Website: | akcevakart.see.me/galleries
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| | Biography: | Eric Akcevak's years of international experience have provided his art with a broad cultural base. His extensive experience in design and manufacturing are evidenced in the structure of his work. Visually gifted in both applied and expressive arts, Eric blends both disciplines for inspiration. Throughout his life, Eric has used all manner of tools and processes to create both functional and expressive objects. His traditional artistic training and experience in engineering provide the foundation for his art and structure his personal creations. Eric has been exhibiting art and designing professionally since 1980 and has won multiple awards for both art and applied design. Eric Akcevak's years of international experience have provided his art with a broad cultural base. Visually gifted in both applied and expressive arts, Eric blends both disciplines for inspiration. Throughout his life, Eric has used all manner of tools and processes to create both functional and expressive objects. His traditional artistic training and experience in engineering provide the foundation for his art and structure his personal creations. Eric has been exhibiting art and designing professionally since 1980 and has won multiple awards for both art and applied design.
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My sculptures and paintings use organic forms and surfaces as a counterpoint to more precise processes and components. In my paintings, colors and exacting compositions structure an organic subsurface. The "collage canvases" are free form in spirit and use random mixes of materials to create a colorful and textural sketch for the paintings. The textures and materials of the canvas are an integral part of the process and of the final painted surface and subject. In my sculptures, tooled elements define and present an organic core. The natural core form is refined as needed and the supporting elements are shaped using a variety of tools. Natural elements and characteristics within are preserved to help sketch its form and preserve its character. Different types of wood and other elements are mixed within each sculpture in the spirit of the randomness of the creative process and of life. |
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| | Exhibitions: | 2010 - 2011 - Urbanest Gallery, Chicago, IL . 2007 - Solo exhibit at Callard & Assoc. showroom, Chicago, IL . 2007 - Group show at Aron Packer Gallery, Three Oaks MI . 2007 - Solo exhibit at "Hot House" gallery, Chicago, IL . 2007 - "2007 20" x 20" x 20": A National Compact Exhibition, February 2007, LSU Union Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. . 2007 - "ARC Gallery Invitational Group Exhibition", March 2007, Chicago, IL . 2006 - "8th Annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition", Upstream People Gallery, www.upstreampeoplegallery.com . 2006 - "24th Annual Juried Visual Arts Alliance Exhibition", Continental Building, Concourse Level, Houston, TX . 2006 - "10th Annual Lines into Shapes National Juried Show", Estes Park Art Center, Estes, CO . 2006 - "19th September Competition", Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA . 2006 - "49th Chatauqua National Exhibition of American Art", Chatauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chatauqua, NY . 2006 - "Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Exhibition", Westmoreland County Community College, Youngwood, PA . 2006 - "Annual Memphis/Germantown National Exhibition", Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis, TN . 2006 - " 20th International Juried Show", Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ . 2006 - "Emerging Artists Exhibit", Sarah's Vineyard Gallery, Canal Fulton, OH. . 2006 - "Valdosta National 2006", Valdosta State University, Fine Arts Gallery, GA. . 2006 - "8th Annual All Media International Online Juried Exhibition", Upstream People Gallery, www.upstreampeoplegallery.com. . 2005 - "8th Annual International All Media Juried Art Exhibition", Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE |
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| | Awards: | AWARDS: 2006 - First Merit Award for Sculpture / Memphis Germantown Art League / Memphis, TN 1998 - American Society of Furniture Designers / Lighting Design Finalist 1988 - American Institute of Designers / A.I. D Product Design Award 1986 - Institute of Business Designers / I.B.D. Product Design Award 1982 - Award of Excellence, Multi-Media Show, Arlington Heights, IL. 1981 - Second Place for Painting, Fifth Biennial National Small Painting Exhibit, Birmingham, MI 1981 - First Place, 31st Annual Quincy Art Club Show, Quincy, IL. 1978 - One Year National Traveling Exhibit, National Sculpture Exhibit, Columbia, S.C. 1978 - Recipient of Mary C. McClellan Fellowship in Art, University of IL, Champaign/Urbana PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: Ms. Sally Lupel, Evanston, IL Dr. and Mrs. Herb Ledererer, Riverside, IL Mr. and Mrs. John Stastny, Hinsdale, IL Dr. and Mrs. John Moran, Riverside, IL Dr. and Mrs. Michael Cumby, Western Springs, IL *Numerous additional available upon request COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS: Bank America Mortgage, Chicago, IL Goldberg and Brumbaugh, Chicago, IL Storandt Pann, Western Springs, IL Higgins Glass, Riverside, IL Elenhank Designers, Riverside, IL Care Center Professionals, Berwyn, IL Marcus Studio, Pittsburgh, PA |
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