Mosaics prevail at Kamrowski exhibitionDate:

August 26, 1997
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Mosaics prevail at Kamrowski exhibition

Editors: Color photos available on request ANN ARBOR—More than 40 two- and three-dimensional tile, glass and beaded mosaics by Gerome Kamrowski will be featured in Patterns of Revelation: Kamrowski’s Visual Imperative through Sept. 28 at the University of Michigan’s Jean Paul Slusser Gallery in the Art & Architecture Building, 2000 Bonisteel Blvd. on the North Campus. The Gallery is open Monday-Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is free. A reception with the artist will be Sept. 22 from 7-9 p.m. and is open to the public. A member of the faculty of U-M’s School of Art & Design from 1946 until his retirement in 1982, Kamrowski has continued his work, extending a distinguished career that has spanned nearly 60 years. The large colorful mosaics featured in this exhibition are a glimpse into his artistic development during his retirement.

“A master of his craft, the artist Kamrowski plays upon the rich connotational substance of mosaic with metaphoric abandon…,” said Vince Castagnacci, a U-M professor of art and a colleague of Kamrowski’s. “Kamrowski’s career has inspired the believers and silenced the skeptics. He has made it manifestly clear that some who teach also do, and do very well, indeed.”

Kamrowski was associated with two major 20th Century art movements, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States, including exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Detroit Institute of Arts.


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