KENNETH COTLAR ART
Kenneth Cotlar Artist Statement
My abstract paintings are process driven works created on various surfaces, masonite, plexiglass, aluminum, or heavy raw duck canvas using acrylic, latex and oil paints.
My methodology involves readying myself by means of Transcendental Meditation (relaxing and clearing the mind of preconceived images), and then executing a random mark, stroke, swath or pool of paint, and then each subsequent stroke is suggested from the previous. The concept is to get the painting to paint itself.
The process and the resulting image then, is what the painting is about. I consciously try not to impose myself on the painting, yet become part of the natural random progression of the art. The images are mostly unconscious or intuitive and are intentionally non-representational.
About Kenneth Cotlar
CONTACT
e-mail: [email protected] Text or call 814-241-2947
USPS: 522 E.Horner St., Ebensburg, PA. 15931
Biography
Kenneth Cotlar, originally from in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; earned a BFA from Penn State University in 1969. He worked as a commercial graphic design artist in Philadelphia for several years before moving to Cambria County to partner with his wife in business. He freelanced graphic design projects for various regional businesses as well as visual merchandising and advertising art. For three decades he painted sporadically, selling his works selectively. Retiring from business in early 2001, he returned to full time painting after graduate work at Indiana University of PA. His award winning paintings have been exhibited in numerous juried shows, one man exhibits, art festivals and are held in private collections throughout the United States.
Juried Exhibits
Pittsburgh Society of Artists seasonal exhibits
Allied Artists of Johnstown seasonal exhibits 2001 to present, winning numerous awards.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Biennial exhibits
Five Counties Art Assc. West PA Art Exhibit 2007
Art in Common, Altoona seasonal exhibits 2001 to present, winning numerous awards.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts January, 2004 + 2006
Westsylvania Arts & Heritage Festival / Pa Council on the Arts 2002 + 2003
Westmoreland Art Nationals 2002
One Man Exhibits :
2022 Bottleworks Art, Johnstown, PA
2018 Bellfonte Art Museum, Centre County, PA
2012 Fine Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2011 Zola Gallery ,State College, PA
2010 Southern Alleghenies Museum Art, Altoona PA
2010 Community Arts Center Johnstown, PA
2009 Zola Gallery/Bistr, State College, PA
2007 Zola Gallery ,State College, PA
2005 202a Gallery State College, PA
2005 Blair County Arts Foundation, Downtown Altoona, Pa
2005 The BottleWorks Ethnic Arts Center, Johnstown, Pa
2004 Featured artist / Arts Along the Avenue, Altoona, Pa program sponsored by Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
2003 Agora Gallery, Soho, NY
2002 Mountaintop Gallery, Cresson Pa
My abstract paintings are process driven works created on various surfaces, masonite, plexiglass, aluminum, or heavy raw duck canvas using acrylic, latex and oil paints.
My methodology involves readying myself by means of Transcendental Meditation (relaxing and clearing the mind of preconceived images), and then executing a random mark, stroke, swath or pool of paint, and then each subsequent stroke is suggested from the previous. The concept is to get the painting to paint itself.
The process and the resulting image then, is what the painting is about. I consciously try not to impose myself on the painting, yet become part of the natural random progression of the art. The images are mostly unconscious or intuitive and are intentionally non-representational.
About Kenneth Cotlar
CONTACT
e-mail: [email protected] Text or call 814-241-2947
USPS: 522 E.Horner St., Ebensburg, PA. 15931
Biography
Kenneth Cotlar, originally from in Bucks County, Pennsylvania; earned a BFA from Penn State University in 1969. He worked as a commercial graphic design artist in Philadelphia for several years before moving to Cambria County to partner with his wife in business. He freelanced graphic design projects for various regional businesses as well as visual merchandising and advertising art. For three decades he painted sporadically, selling his works selectively. Retiring from business in early 2001, he returned to full time painting after graduate work at Indiana University of PA. His award winning paintings have been exhibited in numerous juried shows, one man exhibits, art festivals and are held in private collections throughout the United States.
Juried Exhibits
Pittsburgh Society of Artists seasonal exhibits
Allied Artists of Johnstown seasonal exhibits 2001 to present, winning numerous awards.
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Biennial exhibits
Five Counties Art Assc. West PA Art Exhibit 2007
Art in Common, Altoona seasonal exhibits 2001 to present, winning numerous awards.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Council for the Arts January, 2004 + 2006
Westsylvania Arts & Heritage Festival / Pa Council on the Arts 2002 + 2003
Westmoreland Art Nationals 2002
One Man Exhibits :
2022 Bottleworks Art, Johnstown, PA
2018 Bellfonte Art Museum, Centre County, PA
2012 Fine Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2011 Zola Gallery ,State College, PA
2010 Southern Alleghenies Museum Art, Altoona PA
2010 Community Arts Center Johnstown, PA
2009 Zola Gallery/Bistr, State College, PA
2007 Zola Gallery ,State College, PA
2005 202a Gallery State College, PA
2005 Blair County Arts Foundation, Downtown Altoona, Pa
2005 The BottleWorks Ethnic Arts Center, Johnstown, Pa
2004 Featured artist / Arts Along the Avenue, Altoona, Pa program sponsored by Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art
2003 Agora Gallery, Soho, NY
2002 Mountaintop Gallery, Cresson Pa
