Artwork Description
Leonard Koscianski – Fire-Eaters (Black and White)
Dimensions: 29 x 22″ paper
Year: 1991
Medium: color lithograph
Edition: ed. 14/24
Leonard Koscianski is known for quasi-surrealistic nocturnal images of suburbia imbedded with nascent tensions. His psychologically charged scenes often include snarling dogs, as well as birds, sheep, and pigs caught in dangerous circumstances. Koscianski, who was a student of Wayne Thiebaud, has exhibited widely in the United States, with solo shows in such cities as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New Orleans. His influences include Grant Wood and Edward Hopper, who similarly imbued everyday scenes with emotional tension. Using techniques like chiaroscuro and angled perspectives, Koscianski explores fierceness as a primal human trait. His unsettling visions are in major museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The print was published by Landfall Press.