Dave Wisniewski

ARTIST | OIL

Being that I am legally blind I cannot actually see eyes, merely shadows. It is difficult to distinguish if someone is looking at me, near me, or behind me, and I can only assume eye contact. My paintings allow you to experience my awkward perspective, but then, allow you to look right back and ask, “Are you looking at me?” At that point you are invited, sometimes demanded, to acknowledge the subjects interest in you.

My professional art experience started when a record store hired me as the store artist in 1977. I created art for all the displays and promotions throughout the store. At that time I mastered the airbrush and began painting airbrushed portraits of the recording artists. A few years later I started a shop that provided custom painting for autos and motorcycles, as well as the airbrush portraits and signs. I was a fairly successful street artist.

original works by Dave Wisniewski