Vincent Szarek b. 1973
Vincent Szarek (b. 1973, Rhode Island, USA) earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Blending minimalist art with iconic American pop culture, Szarek infuses his work with the raw materials and techniques of automotive design. Inspired by his experience working in a body shop, he employs glass fiber, aluminum, chrome, urethane, and varnish to create visually striking sculptures and paintings. Szarek's artistic practice explores the tension between the individual and the mass-produced, as well as the dialogue between the earthly and the celestial.
His sculptures capture the dynamism of motion, while his three-dimensional paintings evoke the fleeting moments of the present and the vastness of the universe. His work has been exhibitied across North America, Europe and Asia, including Mercedes Benz Art Collection Stuttgart, Germany (2022), ZKM msuem, Karlsruhe, Germany (2010), Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany (2009), Singapore Art Museum, Singapore(2009), MOMA PS1, New York, USA(2006). His pieces are part of collections, including the Mercedes Benz Art Collection and Collezione Maramotti.
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R & R: VINCENT SZAREK : HOT DOGS AND MILKSHAKES
10 Nov - 15 Dec 2024R & R is excited to present Vincent Szarek “Hot Dogs and Milkshakes”. Szarek will present six new works, including ‘tied to the mast’ 2024, a totemic eight-foot column reflecting the environs of the outdoor courtyard in dialogue with five paintings in the adjacent interior space. These new paintings are...Read more -
Horses?
15 Jul - 27 Aug 2021CHART is pleased to present Horses?, a group exhibition exploring depictions of the horse and its related cultures in the context of contemporary art history. The exhibition features a group of thirty-four multigenerational artists, including historic works as well as pieces by contemporary artists commissioned specifically for this show. By...Read more -
Reductive Seduction
2 May - 12 Jul 2019Reductive Seduction is a group exhibition exploring the ways in which sensuality can be expressed through a reductive formal language. Bringing together a selection of works from the mid 20th Century to the present, the group of works create a dialogue of sensual depiction that was once more typically associated...Read more
