Todd Kosharek Exhibition: Wonderment

Todd Kosharek

Inward Eye – Wordsworth’s I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Acrylic on Canvas, 16"x 24"

Exhibition: Wonderment • December 18, 2017 - January 6, 2018

Reception: December 28, 5:30 - 7:30pm

Altamira Fine Art Jackson

Altamira Fine Art Scottsdale

is pleased to present the latest exhibition from Jackson artist Todd Kosharek. An Artist Reception will be held on Thursday, December 28 from 5:30-7:30pm.

Wonderment, meaning a state of awed admiration or respect, penetrates Kosharek’s work and ethos. This new exhibition will be a collection of works exploring themes of peace through ideas of innocence, romanticism (through the works of Romantic era poets and composers),

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love letters and illustrations from the past - all things that bring out a sense of wonder to being alive.

Todd’s signature origami cranes will be the vehicles for the expression of these ideas, with new palettes and techniques explored.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Todd KOSHAREK

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Todd Kosharek grew up in rural southern Wisconsin and currently lives and works in Jackson, Wyoming. Kosharek received a BA in Art History at the University of Wisconsin/ Milwaukee, focusing his attention on late 18th to mid 20th century painting. Through these studies, he learned not only various approaches to technique, color theory, tonality and composition, but also about the importance of art within the fabric of society. This understanding has been an important factor in his selection of subject matter and continued exploration of realistic symbolism.

In 2007, Kosharek began his series of paintings exploring the symbolic qualities of the origami paper crane, for which he is best known. These paintings are contemplations on memory, place, and time and have led to projects including: The Peace Project, The Perception Project and The History Project. Kosharek has work in major private and public collections throughout the United States and in Paris, France.

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ART CATALOG “I was once asked if having children inspired a change in my paintings. It was not until my first child hit the age of discovery, around two, that I started to see his influence. He collects feathers and loves butterflies, chasing them everywhere. Both of these have rich symbolic histories that transcend culture and history. This show is me surrendering to the wonderment that fills my children as they take in the world. These paintings are of joyous aspects of history folded up into origami cranes with feathers or butterflies fleeting or falling. Like wonderment, they are passing through.�

~ Todd Kosharek

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Ambition - Letter from Garnet Tucker, Acrylic on Canvas, 14" x 20"

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Blue Jay, Acrylic on Canvas, 9" x12"

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Contemplation - Chopin’s Nocturnes, Acrylic on Canvas, 18" x 36"

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Inward Eye - Wordsworth’s Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, Acrylic on Canvas, 16" x 24"

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Peace, by Definition, Acrylic on Canvas, 22” x 44”

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Nature’s Peace - Writings of John Muir, Acrylic on Canvas, 28" x 20"

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The Eagle Feather, Acrylic on Canvas, 9" x 12"

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Wonderment - Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Acrylic on Canvas, 18" x 36"

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Joy, Beautiful Spark - Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Acrylic on Canvas, 38" x 56"

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Unconditional - Letter from a Father to a Son, Acrylic on Canvas, 34" x 24"

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Variations - Bach’s The Art of Fugue, Acrylic on Canvas, 16" x 24"

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Think to Myself - Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World, Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 54"

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Strength of Ideas, Acrylic on Canvas, 34" x 44"

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Save the Date WONDERMENT: Bach + Glass + Kosharek An intimate evening with artist Todd Kosharek and Jackson Hole Chamber Music. Add Bach and Philip Glass to the serious whimsy that is Kosharek’s art, and you have an event that is not to be missed.

Friday, January 5 at Altamira Fine Art Jackson 6 pm - Cocktails 7 pm - Performance

Seating is limited and sure to sell out.

Reserve your tickets today on Eventbrite.com

$40/ticket

2 LOCATIONS: JACKSON, WY + SCOTTSDALE, AZ

172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming | 307.739.4700 7038 E. Main Street | Scottsdale, Arizona | 480.949.1256 For more information on gallery artists visit www.altamiraart.com