Nick Wroblewski is a Midwest based printmaker specializing in hand cut wood block prints with an aesthetic reminiscent of the stylized Japanese masters, yet uniquely his own. Standing in his booth you know why you love art fairs. Not only do you see fresh exciting fine work but you also get a glimpse into the lives of the creators.
In his childhood Nick traveled with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre. The group toured down the Mississippi River, performing in every state from Minnesota to Louisiana. He grew up in a community that supported the arts and is still deeply connected to the artists that inspired and encouraged his development. He is still an accomplished stiltwalker.
He has worked with Jim Henson Productions; traveled to Brazil with a jungle tour company where his experiences there caused him to a commitment to printmaking. Nick developed a series of prints of the local flora and fauna that ultimately were used in a tour guide book.
He has continually refined his printmaking skills while working with a timber company, the Neu Erth Worm Farm and in the Northwest Territories of Canada producing many woodcuts of the landscape and its inhabitants. His work is usually derived from the natural world and he is deeply committed to the continual exploration and development of his artistic growth.
This is what he says the traveling artist's life is:
- taking the initiative to learn about how things come together, honing the skill, tackling it and finishing the work in the studio
- the final process is the opportunity
to travel and share the imagery with new folks, a satisfying component of the entire process and the final step
He not only creates images for sale at the nation's best art fairs he teaches workshops, has gallery shows, designs images for t-shirts, illustrates magazines and has found many commercial uses for the images he loves to create. In the midst of this he is deeply committed to the continual exploration and development of his artistic growth.
Nick was the poster artist for the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair in July 2014 and the t-shirts with his images were great sellers.
Meet him this month:
Aug. 22-24 - Art in the High Desert, Bend, OR
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 - Art In The Pearl, Portland, OR
Comments
I know, Barrie. I am totally knocked out by the work. It is so astonishing, beautifully conceived and technically fine, that whenever I stand in his booth at an art fair I'm almost intimidated to speak with him because words are so inadequate.
Wait a minute...check out those monochrome modernist pieces. Percolate, Aquifer, Crystallization, Dowsing, Fireflies, Karst, Tributaries, Tidal Pull, and Wave (Length). ALL WAY COOL! WOOHOO!
That newest piece, Stars Adrift, is awesome! WOOHOO!
I'm certainly a big fan of Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige and have viewed several exhibitions of their work. I'm looking forward to someday seeing Nick's. Nick's work is lookin' pretty good. Thanks for posting it here, Big-C. WOOHOO!