Frank Piatek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Education | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing, Installation art |
| Spouse | Judith Geichman |
| Awards | National Endowment for the Arts, Illinois Arts Council |
Frank Piatek (born 1944) is an American artist, known for abstract, illusionistic paintings of tubular forms and three-dimensional works exploring spirituality, cultural memory and the creative process.[1][2][3][4][5] Piatek emerged in the mid-1960s, among a group of Chicago artists exploring various types of organic abstraction that shared qualities with the Chicago Imagists;[6][7][8] his work, however relies more on suggestion than expressionistic representation.[9] In Art in Chicago 1945-1995, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (MCA) described Piatek as playing “a crucial role in the development and refinement of abstract painting in Chicago" with carefully rendered, biomorphic compositions that illustrate the dialectical relationship between Chicago's idiosyncratic abstract and figurative styles.[10] Piatek's work has been exhibited at institutions including the Whitney Museum,[11] Art Institute of Chicago,[12] MCA Chicago, National Museum, Szczecin in Poland,[13] and Terra Museum of American Art;[14] it belongs to the public art collections of the Art Institute of Chicago and MCA Chicago, among others.[15][16] Curator Lynne Warren describes Piatek as "the quintessential Chicago artist—a highly individualistic, introspective outsider" who has developed a "unique and deeply felt world view from an artistically isolated vantage point."[8] Piatek lives and works in Chicago with his wife, painter and SAIC professor Judith Geichman, and has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago since 1974.[17][18]
- ^ Schulze, Franz. "Artists the Critics Are Watching: Frank Piatek, Twenty Years of Monumental Tubes," ARTnews, May 1981.
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Holg99was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Yood, James. "Frank Piatek," New Art Examiner, February 1985.
- ^ Artner, Alan G. "Piatek expanding creative boundaries," Chicago Tribune, October 29, 1998.
- ^ Depree Art Center. Searching for the Spiritual (catalogue), Holland, MI: Depree Art Center, Hope College, 1997, p. 31.
- ^ Gedo, Mary Mathews. "Abstraction as Metaphor: The Evocative Imagery of William Conger, Richard Loving, Frank Piatek, Miyoko Ito", Arts Magazine, p. 112–117, 1982.
- ^ Adrian, Dennis. "Private Treasures, Public Spirit," Art in Chicago 1945-1995, Museum of Contemporary Art, ed. Lynne Warren, New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996, p. 78. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ a b Warren, Lynne. "Frank Piatek," Selections from the Dennis Adrian Collection (Catalogue), Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 1982. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
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Bonesteel81was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Smith, Courtney A. "Frank Piatek," Art in Chicago 1945-1995. Museum of Contemporary Art, ed. Lynne Warren, New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996, p. 275. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Whitney Museum of American Art. "1967 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, Dec 13, 1967–Feb 4, 1968," Exhibitions. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Art Institute of Chicago. "70th Annual Exhibition of Artists from Chicago and Vicinity," 1967. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Hyde Park Art Center. Transcultural Visions 2 (catalogue), Chicago/Szczecinie, Poland: Hyde Park Art Center/Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, 2002, p. 151–6.
- ^ Terra Museum of American Art. Surfaces: Two Decades of Painting in Chicago (catalogue), Chicago: Terra Museum of American Art, 1987.
- ^ Art Institute of Chicago. "Frank Piatek," Artists. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. "Frank Piatek," Artists. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ School of the Art Institute of Chicago. "Frank Piatek," Faculty. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ Hawkins, Margaret. "Carnal knowledge of the spirit," Chicago Sun-Times, 1999.