Optical Punctuation

May - August 2017

Commissioned Exhibition at THE YARD, featuring Jeff Cylkowski

Private Opening: Wednesday, June 14, 6 - 8 PM

The Manipulation of Authenticity 4

Jeff Cylkowski, The Manipulation of Authenticity 4, 2016, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 36” X 36”

Arbiter of Competing Perceptions

Jeff Cylkowski, Arbiter of Competing Perceptions, 2016, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 48” X 48

Cognitive Dissonance

Jeff Cylkowski, Cognitive Dissonance, 2014/5, Acrylic and spray paint, automotive paint on wood, 36" x 36

Momentary Truth

Jeff Cylkowski, Momentary Truth, 2014/5, Acrylic, chrome automotive paint on wood, 20" x 20"

Hexagonal Study in Black

Jeff Cylkowski, Hexagonal Study in Black, 2014/5, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 12" x 12"

The Great Maya

Jeff Cylkowski, The Great Maya, 2010, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 48” X 48”

The Manipulation of Authenticity 2

Jeff Cylkowski, The Manipulation of Authenticity 2 , 2016, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 60” X 60”

The Manipulation of Authenticity 5

Jeff Cylkowski, The Manipulation of Authenticity 5, 2016, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 60” X 60”

The Manipulation of Authenticity 3

Jeff Cylkowski, The Manipulation of Authenticity 3, 2016, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 60” X 60”.

The Manipulation of Authenticity 6

Jeff Cylkowski, The Manipulation of Authenticity 6, 2016, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 36" x 36"

Perception Expansion Series 2

Jeff Cylkowski, Perception Expansion Series 2, 2014/15, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 12” X 12”

Behavioral Economics

Jeff Cylkowski, Behavioral Economics, 2014/15, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 12” X 12”

Empirical Evidence

Jeff Cylkowski, Empirical Evidence, 2014/15, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 12” X 12”

Perception Expansion Series 3

Jeff Cylkowski, Perception Expansion Series 3, 2014/15, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 12” X 12”

Candy Fuchsia Optic Study

Jeff Cylkowski, Candy Fuchsia Optic Study, 2014/15, Acrylic and automotive paint on wood, 12” X 12”

Cylkowski's radiant and eclectic paintings feel like sound. Rhythmic vibes and a reflective surface quality lead the viewer into a world of candied abstraction. Using automotive paint, the hues in Cylkowski's works are rich and fresh, appealing to our sense of illusion, mystery, and fantasy. The layers within the artist's pieces are carefully placed to honor the fluidity of the brushstroke, as well as the manipulated quality of a highly saturated palette. These compositions interrupt with movement, precise patterning, and vigorous energy, punctuating our experience into an explosive event.

Punctuation informs clarity, and transforms fragments into statements. The separations that occur in Cylkowski's world between flat shape, gradated form, and the artist's brush, pull each painting into different dimensions of the picture plane-- inviting the viewer to investigate. Through this plethora of visual stimulation, the line between fantasy and reality narrows, the gap between intensity and repetition bridges, and the discordance between push and pull, chaos and order, alike and unalike, harmonizes.