Frank Shifreen's Page

Hometown:

New York NY

Country:

United States of America

About Me:

I am an artist- paint, sculpt, digital art, installations. -Also organize and curate shows in New York and around the world. I am finishing a doctorate in Art&aArt Education at Columbia University with an interest in self-organized artist initiatives and theorizing non-institutional art. I teach for the school system here in New York . I live alone with my cat Momoko and Bootsy who lives next door but comes to visit. I just completed 8 years of deep psychotherapy

Are You artist?

yes

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?

Conceptual, Digital, Drawing, Event, Film, Painting, Performance, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Video, Music

Member type

Artist, Critic, Curator, Producer

How would you describe your style of art?

I have an eclectic style. I love painting from life but have not been doing much of it. Most of my paintings have been spiritual self-revealing and symbolic in the last few years. I also do sculpture in metal steel fabric and wood. I organize and curate shows

Describe your most recent work:

Sculptures and installations shown at Harvard University in April and Detroit Museum of New Art in May. I curated the show that I was in, called Souped-up Pontiac, about the contrast between Chief Pontiac, an American Indian hero and the car- whose new car is called G8.

How do you decide on your subject matter?

it grabs me

Website:

http://omoma.net, absoluteart.com, google me

Which language do You speak?

english and a little French and German