WELCOME
You just entered Andrea Kostyal's world of art. Hope you will have a pleasant time browsing through my artwork.
About Me
I studied art in Ps, Hungary. My primary interests are textiles and multiple techniques of collage. I frequently paint nudes, still lives and abstracts.
Recent Exhibitions:
Solo Show, Blaze East Side Restaurant, Providence, RI (September 2005)
Art4People Group Show, Enfield, CT (August 2005)
Solo exhibition at Tazza Caf Providence, RI (June-July 2005)
Group Show, New York Art & Film Festival, NYC (April 2005)
Solo exhibition, Westside Arts Gallery, Providence, RI (April 2005)
Group Show, Westside Arts Gallery , Providence, RI (March 2005)
Solo exhibition at the Vanilla Bean Caf Pomfret, CT (January 2005)
Solo exhibition at the Stain Wine Bar, Brooklyn, NY (December 2004)
Solo exhibition at Monkey Temple, Soho, NYC (October 2004)
Festival on the Green Group Show, Mansfield, CT (September 2004)
Solo exhibition at Tolland Arts Center, Tolland, CT (June 2004)
Solo exhibition at Cafe Joul, Upper East Side Manhattan, NY (January July 2004)
Corporate 2 Person Exhibition, CuttingVision Video Production Company's HQ, Soho, NYC, (July 2003 - March 2005)
Small Works Group Show, West Hartford Art League, West Hartford, CT (Dec 2003)
Solo exhibition, Clique Wine bar, East Village, NYC (July 2003)
Summer Fusion Group art show, Clockwork Apple Gallery, NYC (June 2003)
The June Bugs Group fine arts show, Silver Whale Gallery, NYC (June 2003)
rt MixSilent Auction, The Firehouse Center for the Arts, Newburyport, MA (May 2003)
SPRING FEVER group art show, Silver Whale Gallery, NYC (May 2003)
Young Designers Showcase, Bluesky Gallery, NYC (April 2003)
Group Show, Rightbrain Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA (2002)
Solo exhibition, Vinocity Wine Bar & Restaurant, Atlanta, GA, USA (2002)
Artist Statement
I paint expressive color abstract geometric forms along the lines of my interest in textiles. My favorite materials in collage technique are colored paper, pieces of wood and plastic glued onto the canvas. My fascination with nature is exposed in vivid primary colors that I choose. Emotion, integrity, honesty and power of expression are my keywords. I am strongly convinced that art is not just any activity - it is the most important expression of sincere purity of body, soul and mind. One should look at child drawings and paintings as essential examples of art - their beauty lacks boundaries and is filled with true desire for expression. In my art I try to combine and reconcile strivings of the body and aspirations of the mind. This clash is the birthplace of abstract expressionism. My abstract pieces are inspired by urban landscapes. Their vibrant and cruel beauty evokes and preserves nature's own power through a fractured structure. Collage technique aids my explorations of the different aspects of the struggle between natural and artificial. The juxtaposition and multiplication of layers reflects the complexity of these antagonistic processes and guides viewer's attention towards building a visual map of a constantly changing environment. I hope my paintings will serve as an inspiration to other artists and provide an invigorating and fresh aesthetic experience to art collectors.
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