The following is from the artist, relative to his experiences on a Fulbright Scholarship, and is posted on the website: http://exchanges.state.gov/fulbrightgallery/p501.html. Much of my work concerns... Read full biography
The following is from the artist, relative to his experiences on a Fulbright Scholarship, and is posted on the website: http://exchanges.state.gov/fulbrightgallery/p501.html. Much of my work concerns the social issues of urban areas and the cultures that arise from them. My original goals in going... Read full biography
The following is from the artist, relative to his experiences on a Fulbright Scholarship, and is posted on the website: http://exchanges.state.gov/fulbrightgallery/p501.html. Much of my work concerns the social issues of urban areas and the cultures that arise from them. My original goals in going to Rio de Janeiro were to do artworks comparing and contrasting the cities of Rio and Los Angeles. I was also interested in working with local graffiti artists in possible collaborative pieces. During... Read full biography
The following is from the artist, relative to his experiences on a Fulbright Scholarship, and is posted on the website: http://exchanges.state.gov/fulbrightgallery/p501.html. Much of my work concerns the social issues of urban areas and the cultures that arise from them. My original goals in going to Rio de Janeiro were to do artworks comparing and contrasting the cities of Rio and Los Angeles. I was also interested in working with local graffiti artists in possible collaborative pieces. During my residency in Rio I was able to meet many local artists from urban street kids to folk artists to some of the country's most recognized international contemporary artists. Also, I was exposed to works that I would otherwise not have discovered,... Read full biography
The following is from the artist, relative to his experiences on a Fulbright Scholarship, and is posted on the website: http://exchanges.state.gov/fulbrightgallery/p501.html. Much of my work concerns the social issues of urban areas and the cultures that arise from them. My original goals in going to Rio de Janeiro were to do artworks comparing and contrasting the cities of Rio and Los Angeles. I was also interested in working with local graffiti artists in possible collaborative pieces. During my residency in Rio I was able to meet many local artists from urban street kids to folk artists to some of the country's most recognized international contemporary artists. Also, I was exposed to works that I would otherwise not have discovered, including the engravings of explorer-travelers such as Debret and Rugendas. During my residency in Rio I was able to complete more t... Read full biography
Sandow Birk - Artist Info
About Sandow Birk: Books
Books & Publications (5)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Dante's Inferno (Illustrated by Sandow Birk)
2003
Sanders, Marcus (Editor)
223 pages
Representing L.A.: Pictorial Currents in Southern California Art (Exhibition catalog)
2000
Fuglie, Gordon
29 pages (color)
Withinsight Visual Territories of Thirty Artists (Exhibition catalog)