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Voytek Nowakowski (1959-2011)

Howe Street Gallery would like to convey sincere condolences with regard to the recent tragic and untimely passing of Voytek Nowakowski, our thoughts are with his wife Beata, daughter Marta, and his son Bartek.
Derek Hyslop and the staff at Howe Street Gallery had very high respect for Voytek and his work and we feel that the art community lost a very talented artist.

Voytek's works can be found in many collections, including the private collection of Pope John Paul II in the Vatican. Terri Clarke - Country Music star, Lissa Gibbons - TV Host Hollywood, Jackie Chan-Hollywood star. In Canada his work is part of the collection of the Alberta Foundation of Arts, Joe Clark (past Canadian Prime Minister) private collection and many corporate and private collections around the world. Read more...

Artists statement: I was born in 1959 in a small city called Lenczyca in Poland, a city a 1000 year old history and many beautifulk castles, old buildings and churches. I started to paint when I was about 8 years old. Entering old buildings and old ruins of castles, looking for treasures and antiques, one day I found an old box of oil paints and some old paintings. I was charmed by the beauty of real old things and started to collect and appreciate them. I had the opportunity to regularly visit the museum, which was located in our castle, admiring old furniture, sculpture and of course paintings.

Those experiences and mysteries and the swamp that surrounds Lenczyca had a huge impact on my work and life. The darkness of dungeons and legends about the greatest guardian of Leenczyca's treasure - Boruta Devil appear on my canvasses quite often. From that time until today I use oil paints and old master technique and artists I was influenced by (including John Martin, Rembrant, Rubens and Van Dyk) to creare my own magical world from my imagination and dreams, about life and death in the atmosphere of mysteries.