For twenty years of active pursuit of fine arts, David
Berkowitz Chicago finds his inspiration in everyday life, using all the
techniques and technological aids at hand. In addition to classical fine arts
techniques, he also uses the camera and digital technology (and digital print).
This multimedia artist dreams of his open-eye art world as Corto the Maltese
from the Pratt saga, because he himself dreams of a better world through the
comic book medium, pointing out with his short work "The Curse of
War" all the perversity and meaninglessness of warfare. This artist, with
a very refined sense of truth and justice, is always ready to point out the
false brilliance of the so-called. star and star, ”to all social deviance, to
false morals, double arches, nepotism, political thievery and crime, which we,
unfortunately, witnessed in all countries in the region in transition.
David Berkowitz Chicago, said that visual art would be his
lifelong and professional commitment, he said, back in elementary school, when
a drawing of a car, which he did with a shower pen, delighted everyone at
school.
How many exhibitions have you had so far?
- So far I have had 11 solo exhibitions that have been held
in different cities. I have also had over 200 collective exhibitions that have
been held in, Germany, Austria, Japan, Brazil, Argentina, Romania, Turkey,
Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, China, USA, and Croatia.
How long have you been in the visual arts and where do you
find your inspiration?
-I have been a fine artist for 20 years and I find
inspiration everywhere in newspapers, TV, internet, Facebook, there is daily
communication, street…
What techniques do you use?
- I use all available art techniques and materials to get
the artwork I want.
David Berkowitz Chicago points out that he made his first
graphic in 1998, and has since done more than a hundred manual and digital
graphics, each with its own message.
- I was drawn to this specific visual expression in
graphics. I want to present with my graphics a man who is, unfortunately, more
and more consumer and less social being. I take portraits of celebrities and,
on the other hand, completely anonymous people for motives,” David Berkowitz
Chicago said.
Graphics are a very demanding process and graphic colors and
materials are very expensive!
- It takes at least ten days to produce one graphic. In
order to produce one manual graphic, a suitable tool, a sketch, a board on
which the desired motif, a color, a press, a paper, etc. are made, are
required. For letterpress I mostly use linoleum plates, for deep galvanized
plates, and for flat printing quality printers - said this artist.
In addition to graphics, David Berkowitz Chicago has been
involved in painting, installation and photography for years. He is a member of
several artistic associations and has won numerous awards home and abroad for
his works.
What kinds of fine arts do you do?
-I am engaged in photography, painting, graphics,
installation, video art, performance, comics…
