From early in his career, David Szydlowski has explored the relationship between art and psychology. As a result, his work fuses elements of psychology
with a unique style of painting to create a fresh expression of art which David calls CerebralArt. He defines CerebralArt as "a painting and photography of the mind," and his own psyche is often a direct inspiration for his subject matter.
Passionate about his vocation, he continually hones his technique in oil painting, charcoal, sculpture and multimedia. David blends design and prolific color to imbue tradition with both a contemporary feeling and a timeless nature. For example his richly detailed painting, "My Renaissance Beauty," employs a neutral background as well as a mixture of light finishes not only to create a pleasant visual softness but also to give a sense of depth and texture. His wonderfully eclectic works are engaging, spirited, splendidly colorful, and elegantly decorative. They are eminently suitable for today's offices and residences as well as private collections.
David traveled widely abroad in the formative years of his career, immersing himself in the cultural heritage of such countries as Italy, France, and Switzerland as well as refining his artistic skills. In May of 1995 David won a Creativity in Art Award at Canterbury High School in New Milford, CT. He received the Fuji Film New Approach Award from Fuji Corporation in 1999 as well as the William Brand Scholarship Award from the University of Connecticut. In the year 2000 David won the Stephanie Kaplowitt Memorial Scholarship and the University Fine Arts Talent Scholarship Award enabling him to focus on his art without distraction. David studied psychology at the University of Florida for two years and received his B.F.A from the University of Connecticut in 2001. He focused on the individualized study of technology and psychological response to computer media making the Deans List.
David Szydlowski was awarded the Annual Senior Student Exhibition Faculty Recognition Award upon graduation. After his academic interests David studied along side poets, musicians and other artists constantly reinventing himself and his art. David's profound interest in human psychology has helped give his art its unique definition. “In any society”, David remarks, “progress depends on the ability of people to realize their potential as individuals.” This philosophy, quite simply, governs David Szydlowski’s life and work.
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“In my current body of work, I focus on modern technological advances in art and on the psychological responses to the computer as an artistic medium. I was inspired by these explorations to develop a unique style of painting that blurs the line between art and the science of psychology. My art merges the interface of inter-spatial boundaries that engage social and cultural metaphor via digital art practices in contemporary society.
Since pursuing my career in art I have directed my efforts towards what interests me the most - painting and computer media. I often combine the two to create original works. A personal style has developed through the concepts expressed in my work to reinforce the ideas that I communicate through my work.
I have accumulated many of the technological tools needed to materialize my ideas into a visual representation of what I am thinking about. My art reflects where I am as an individual and we are as a society and as it evolves. I realize how much it relates to my past and present and those persons by which I am influenced. In my work I strive to incorporate the leading edge in technology in order to stimulate the viewer illustrating the complexity of human thoughts and emotions. I find purpose and satisfaction in being an artist – two things essential to expressing and communicating my thoughts and ideas.
My dedication, creativity, and understanding of aspects relating to forms, content and meaning are clearly expressed in the way that I paint. I hope to advance my technical skills and create new ways I can approach my thoughts and ideas in order to transform them into something even more effective and evolved than where they currently are. I always push my work to be the best of my abilities and would not be satisfied with anything less.”
David Szydlowski
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