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Nicholas Sperakis | |||||||||
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Title: Kara with Green Glasses and Cigar (1983) acrylic, oil, beeswax, and vermiculite - 41"H x 26"W Biography: | |||||||||
Nicholas Sperakis was born on June 8, 1943 in New York City. He was educated at the National Academy of fine Arts, the Arts Students League and Pratt Graphic Art Center in New York. He still lives and works in lower Manhattan. An original Rhino Horn artist, Nick says that they all "approach the development of our imagery by treating the surfaces in ways so that the images are projected very strongly". He feels that the group has a relationship to history related to some aspect of contemporary life in America. Nick's medium includes beeswax vermiculite, oil and acrylic, creating an extremely heavy palette. His wood cuts are world famous, dealing with religious and conventional themes and contemporary social issues. Awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1971, forty two one man exhibits, fifty four permanent museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and innumerable group exhibits worldwide. | |||||||||
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