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Michael
was conceived at the Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York and born in
1970 in Honesdale, PA - the birthplace of the American Railroad.
His
"Cosmic American" paintings are a hybrid of Pop/Folk art. The work is
made from naturally fallen California redwood or Spanish cedar. The
redwood is purchased from a mom & pop lumberyard in the Sierras
that bids on naturally fallen trees. Images are sandblasted into the
wood at his family's sign shop in Pennsylvania and painted at
Michael's studio near Woodstock, NY. Textures vary from smooth, raised
surfaces to a rippled, sandblasted effect. The Woodstock Times says,
"...some of the images are so fine and thin they look cut with a laser."
Michael has shown his artwork in 34 group exhibits in North America
since 1999. A February 2001 exhibit at Zeke's Gallery in Montreal was
his first solo show, which was followed by a successful return
engagement in summer 2003. In November 2002, Michael's sculpture,
"Heavenly Beatles," was auctioned by Sotheby's.com. He was featured on
the Wynwood Arts District Tour at Basel Miami in 2004.
For more information on Michael's work, check out
cosmicamericanart.com. Feel free to contact Michael at
cosmicamerican@hvc.rr.com to discuss custom family sandblasted
portraits, "Baby Block" signs, and anything else you see here or at
cosmicamericanart.com.
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