October 18-November 16, 2002
opening reception Friday, October 18, 6-9pm
Stas Orlovski

Stas Orlovski

The Peter Miller Gallery is pleased to present recent work by Los Angeles-based artist Stas Orlovski in his first one person show in Chicago.

The imagery in Stas’s work springs from a black and white world of memories and fantasy, childhood fairy tales and adult neuroses: heads with curling black hair sprout flowers that in turn host butterflies while delicate plants reveal eyeballs instead of blossoms. Using a mix of techniques including collage and xerox transfers, these meticulously drawn images tread a line between discomfort and delight.

Stas Orlovski was born in Kishinev, Moldova. He received his BFA in 1992 from York University in Toronto, Canada, and his MFA in 1996 from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Recent exhibits include Art On Paper at the Weatherspoon Art Museum, curated by Ron Platt, Greensboro, NC and Cut, Pulled, Colored & Burnt, Hyde Park Art Center, curated by Michael Rooks, Chicago, IL

Wildflower, 2001
Charcoal, ink, graphite and xerox transfer on paper on canvas
24 X 24 inches


Heads with Canaries, 2002
Charcoal and collage on paper on canvas
72 X 78 inches


Head with Flowers, 2002
Charcoal, graphite, ink, xerox transfer, oil on paper on canvas
24 X 24 inches


Pink Stream, 2002
Silverpoint, watercolor and oil on paper on canvas
36 X 48 inches


White Garden, 2001
Charcoal, graphite, ink, watercolor, gesso, oil, xerox transfer on paper on canvas
84 X 68 inches


Wildflower, 2002
Charcoal, graphite, ink, xerox transfer, oil on paper on canvas
23 X 23 inches


Hand with Birds, 2002
Charcoal, graphite, ink, watercolor, xerox transfer, gesso, oil on paper on canvas
84 X 68 inches


Garden with Foot, 2002
Charcoal, graphite, ink, watercolor, xerox transfer, gesso, oil on paper on canvas
84 X 72 inches