Donald Kolberg Sculpture, Painting, Drawing
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Donald
Kolberg was born in Levittown N.Y. in 1951. Since graduating from
high school he has been on the road, living between the east and
west coast as well as spending time overseas. During that time he
attended a number of colleges in N.Y. and Ca. He graduated with a Fine Arts Degree from California State University, Los Angeles and went on to graduate studies at Otis Art Institute also in Los Angeles. He taught at the Los Angeles School of Art and helped in the founding of Art Core, an organization dedicated to the open dialogue and display of the work of emerging artists. His association with Lydia Takeshita, a teacher at CSULA and major influence for what was later to become LA ARTCORE allowed Donald to first truly start to grow as an artist. While at Otis Art Institute his teacher and main influence was internationally recognized painter Arnold Mesches. Through his guidance Donald learned the value of depth, texture and form in images and surface. Arnold stressed that questioning the development of art, as a means for learning gave you insight into your own growth. Donald incorporated this into his concept of Life Forms, the portrayal of the human figure as a landscape of life and a celebration of form. After finishing school Donald began his travels back and forth across the United States exhibiting his paintings and sculpture works. His work as an independent television producer led him to create "Periscope Up", a 10 part television series for PBS in PA. Donald continues to explore as he explores the language of art. His work currently includes steel mesh sculpture, steel ribbon sculpture, glass collage and contemporary paintings using a spray paint medium. He continues to expand on his concept of Life Forms in figurative as well as abstract concepts.
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Galleries and Collections Alice Parker Art Gallery, St Simon, Ga (current representation) Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta Ga. Sussex County Arts and Heritage Gallery, New Jersey Los Angeles School of the Arts California State University Los Angeles ArtCore Galleries, Ca Soho123 New York Cohen’s Art Gallery, Waycross, Ga Barebrush.com online ExhibitionSouthern Artist League, Valdosta Ga. OHC Art Guild, Waycross, Ga. Draw Project, Valdosta Ga. (2007, 2008) PRESS INFORMATION WALB, NBC AFFILIATE (text) (video) "The more he worked with the screen wire the more he realized that it seemed to have a life of its own." VALDOSTA DAILY TIMES "The play of light on the porous wire makes the shadows appear to be pencil drawings etched behind the sculpture. It is a dynamic effectre. It is a dynamic VALDOSTA SCENE MAGAZINE
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