Lewis Cohen

For years I have been collecting ‘stuff’. Tag sales and
flea markets are storehouses for the used and discarded
remnants of our society. I never know what magical
‘stuff’ will serendipitously find me. The challenge for me
is to see beauty in the ‘junk’. Piles of vintage printers’
wood type, toys and games, kitchen utensils and indus-
trial findings that were once useful or entertaining find
new form and come alive again as my art. My newest
works incorporate videos, live action and animation in
them (My former life spent as a filmmaker).

Life is a circle and I take pleasure in salvaging the old
to create something new, asking the viewer to recognize
the past while appreciating the here and now.

Education

School of Visual Arts

Resume

Jan/Feb 2012 Katonah Museum "Art to the Point: Tri-State Juried Exhibition
Nov 2011 Croton Arts Council Invitational
Croton, NY
May 2011 KMAA JuriedShow “A Fork in the Road”
Putnam Arts Council, Mahopac, NY
August 2010 Westport