SEEKING HUMAN KINDNESS: Studies in Fresco by RICHARD PAWLAK

Published: March 25, 2022

SEEKING HUMAN KINDNESS: Studies in Fresco by RICHARD PAWLAK is on view through March 27 at  honeyjones gallery 270A Concord Ave. Cambridge, MA

Richard Pawlak grew up in Chelsea, MA and was classically trained at Montserrat College of Art in the school’s early years on the North Shore. Now based on the South Shore for the past many years, Richard has compiled an impressive and profound body of work as an abstract expressionist artist and master craftsman. His impeccable balance of form and color is evident in his street scene frescoes—his glorious appreciation of people in daily urban life. Rendered on small and mid-sized slabs of MDF board, human forms are simplified into soft colorful beings in everyday motions and tableaus on the street. Faces are obscured as if to suggest they could be anyone; they could be your neighbor, they could be your friend… The emotional appeal of Richard’s work is very real and honest. The visual appeal is palpable for its appreciation for humanity but also for Richard’s architectural angles and endlessly satisfying color schemes.

The exhibition features 28 of Richard’s frescoes waiting to be appreciated. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday 12:00 – 4:00pm and Saturday 1:00 – 5:00pm.

https://www.honeyjonesstudio.com/