Artist statement
Painting for me is both a thanksgiving and a plea: gratitude for the act itself, together with a petition to find that hidden place where, in Samuel Beckett's words, "the magic necessity hides."
Rooted in Judeo-Christian themes such as sacrifice, redemption, and transformation, each piece holds a narrative, often one that is as much felt as understood.
A narrative built on a scaffolding of geometry which has always served as my guardian against the arbitrary. It’s a structure that keeps the work grounded in intention rather than indulgence; the enforcer that helps repel meretricious distractions that threaten the integrity of the forms.
Painter John Nazarewycz earned a B.F.A from the University of Pennsylvania in conjunction with a certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He showed with Larry Becker Gallery, Philadelphia, for over a decade, as well as with galleries in New York and Washington, DC. Nazarewycz’s work has been exhibited at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia; the Delaware Art Museum; and Woodmere Art Museum (Philadelphia, PA). His paintings are held in private collections throughout the country.
Cushion series, No. 3 2022
22-1/2” x 30”
Conte Crayon on paper
Conte crayon on paper
Laddersin Red Reduction
Oil on linen on panel
Agnus in Orange Reduction
2020/2022
16-1/2” x 20-1/2”
Oil on Linen
Collapsing Ladder
2017-2019
22” x 12"
Oil on linen on panel
Laddersin Blue Reduction
” x 11-5/8“ Oil on linen on panel
Immolation Series, No.4
18-
Oil on linen on panel
Skipjack
2015-2019
17-1/2”x 12-1/2”
Oil on linen on panel
Study for Agnus 2020
Study for The Three Graces 2025 6 -1/4” x 5” Oil on mylar
Immolation Series, No.3
Agnus series, No.2
22-1/2” x 30”
Conte crayon on paper
The Three Graces
Study for Tied at the Hip/ Ladders . 2022
Immolation Series, No.1
