Watercolor, 5" by 8", 2007.
HAND THE AND!
by DAVID M SWARTZ
Artist's Statement
The ability to “hand the and” is the creative measure of man!
Let the Hand discover its own Land!
Hand The And The... Hand!
Training and Background
School Of Liberal Arts (SOLA) Art Instructor
PhD (ABD) Comparative Literature (University of Toronto, 2005)
Master of Arts, Comparative Literature (University Of Toronto, 2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts/Philosophy (Concordia University, 1997)
Clay and Paper Theatre (Costume Design and Theatre Production, 2000)
Mentors/Teachers: Marvin Swartz (1935-1985), Shelley Strauss (1944-2000)
Exhibition History
The Invisible And In The Hand Takes A Stand In The Sand! [June 1- October 1, 2009. Harbourfront Centre]
The Triumph Of Life [March 1-June 30, 2008. Broadview Art Theatre, 225 Broadview Ave]
Hand The And! [October 7, 2007. Insomnia Café, 563 Bloor Street W, Toronto] Curated with David Moyal) Solo Exhibit of 14 Paintings.
Self Portrait Show [October 1 – October 30, 2007. Fountain Contemporary Gallery, 652 Queen Street West, Toronto] Group Exhibit. Curated by Maggy Perry. Exhibited 1 painting.
Maurad’age [September 19-26, 2007. Index G Gallery, 50 Gladstone Ave, Toronto] Orchestrated and Curated by Louise Pharand Doren. Featured 9 of my paintings. Exhibited with an original Andy Warhol drawing, and a signed and printed lithograph by Phillip Pearlstein.
Birds On Ladders [January 1 – June 1, 2006. 320 Free Times Café, 320 College Street, Toronto] Art, Installation, and Music by 9 musicians.. Solo Exhibit of 15 paintings, with 15 cement and plaster bird sculptures created by Maggy Perry.
Fire, Cake, Wine & Pie [February 1 – March 35, 2005. Victory Café, 581 Markham Street, Toronto] Group Exhibit. Curator, Creator and Event Organizer. Featured 12 of my paintings with art by Yehuhah Cullman, Serge Masslikov, Alexander Brown, and Aaron Abacassis. Musical performances by 12 musicians.
Gallery 1313 [June 13, 2004. 1313 Queen Street West, Toronto] Fundraiser for Nellies Woman’s Shelter. Exhibited 2 paintings.
Prometheus The Fire-Eater [July 1 - September 1, 2003. Brannagh Gallery. 592 Markham Street, Toronto] Group Exhibit. Featured 9 of my paintings, with art by Karen Kraven, Kevin Fainbloom, and Serge Masslikov.
18 [September 18 - September 27, 2003. 592 Markham Street, Toronto] Orchestrated in collaberation with Harry Tokarz, Group Exhibit. Featured 7 of my paintings, with paintings, ,installations and sculptures by Karen Kraven, Rodrigo Hernandez, Gill Klezner, Kevin Fainbloom, and Serge Masslikov.
Shadrach, Meshach & Aved-Nego [July 1 - August 31, 2002. 320 College Street, Toronto] Curator and Event Organizer. Paintings by Ben Kanter, Randal Lee and David Swartz. Music by Ron Wiseman and Julia King.
Pain And Deliverance [February 1 – March 31, 2001. 1249 Queen Street West, Toronto] Solo Exhibit of 13 Paintings.
And The Hand [March 31 – April 31, 2001. Mitzi’s, 100 Souraren Ave, Toronto] Solo Exhibit.of 7 paintings.
Paintings and Drawings by David Swartz [June 1-September 1, 2000. Easy Restaurant, 1645 Queen Street West, Toronto] Solo Exhibit of 18 drawings and paintings.
Private Collections
Harry Tokarz
Alissa Klug
Alex Limion
Jeff Marsh
Lydia Hanson
Swartz and Strauss Family
David Moyal
Ben Kanter
Sara Kanter
David Laxer
Joshua Andrews
Victor Bederman
Mina Rose Hayes
Mathew Monk
Joshua David Gonsalvas
Kevin Fainbloom
Judy Perly
School Of Liberal Arts (SOLA) Art Instructor
PhD (ABD) Comparative Literature (University of Toronto, 2005)
Master of Arts, Comparative Literature (University Of Toronto, 2001)
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Arts/Philosophy (Concordia University, 1997)
Clay and Paper Theatre (Costume Design and Theatre Production, 2000)
Mentors/Teachers: Marvin Swartz (1935-1985), Shelley Strauss (1944-2000)
Exhibition History
The Invisible And In The Hand Takes A Stand In The Sand! [June 1- October 1, 2009. Harbourfront Centre]
The Triumph Of Life [March 1-June 30, 2008. Broadview Art Theatre, 225 Broadview Ave]
Hand The And! [October 7, 2007. Insomnia Café, 563 Bloor Street W, Toronto] Curated with David Moyal) Solo Exhibit of 14 Paintings.
Self Portrait Show [October 1 – October 30, 2007. Fountain Contemporary Gallery, 652 Queen Street West, Toronto] Group Exhibit. Curated by Maggy Perry. Exhibited 1 painting.
Maurad’age [September 19-26, 2007. Index G Gallery, 50 Gladstone Ave, Toronto] Orchestrated and Curated by Louise Pharand Doren. Featured 9 of my paintings. Exhibited with an original Andy Warhol drawing, and a signed and printed lithograph by Phillip Pearlstein.
Birds On Ladders [January 1 – June 1, 2006. 320 Free Times Café, 320 College Street, Toronto] Art, Installation, and Music by 9 musicians.. Solo Exhibit of 15 paintings, with 15 cement and plaster bird sculptures created by Maggy Perry.
Fire, Cake, Wine & Pie [February 1 – March 35, 2005. Victory Café, 581 Markham Street, Toronto] Group Exhibit. Curator, Creator and Event Organizer. Featured 12 of my paintings with art by Yehuhah Cullman, Serge Masslikov, Alexander Brown, and Aaron Abacassis. Musical performances by 12 musicians.
Gallery 1313 [June 13, 2004. 1313 Queen Street West, Toronto] Fundraiser for Nellies Woman’s Shelter. Exhibited 2 paintings.
Prometheus The Fire-Eater [July 1 - September 1, 2003. Brannagh Gallery. 592 Markham Street, Toronto] Group Exhibit. Featured 9 of my paintings, with art by Karen Kraven, Kevin Fainbloom, and Serge Masslikov.
18 [September 18 - September 27, 2003. 592 Markham Street, Toronto] Orchestrated in collaberation with Harry Tokarz, Group Exhibit. Featured 7 of my paintings, with paintings, ,installations and sculptures by Karen Kraven, Rodrigo Hernandez, Gill Klezner, Kevin Fainbloom, and Serge Masslikov.
Shadrach, Meshach & Aved-Nego [July 1 - August 31, 2002. 320 College Street, Toronto] Curator and Event Organizer. Paintings by Ben Kanter, Randal Lee and David Swartz. Music by Ron Wiseman and Julia King.
Pain And Deliverance [February 1 – March 31, 2001. 1249 Queen Street West, Toronto] Solo Exhibit of 13 Paintings.
And The Hand [March 31 – April 31, 2001. Mitzi’s, 100 Souraren Ave, Toronto] Solo Exhibit.of 7 paintings.
Paintings and Drawings by David Swartz [June 1-September 1, 2000. Easy Restaurant, 1645 Queen Street West, Toronto] Solo Exhibit of 18 drawings and paintings.
Private Collections
Harry Tokarz
Alissa Klug
Alex Limion
Jeff Marsh
Lydia Hanson
Swartz and Strauss Family
David Moyal
Ben Kanter
Sara Kanter
David Laxer
Joshua Andrews
Victor Bederman
Mina Rose Hayes
Mathew Monk
Joshua David Gonsalvas
Kevin Fainbloom
Judy Perly
Son Carries On Family's Artistic Tradition
By Rick Kardonne
Tribune Correspondent
TORONTO - David M. Swartz, son of the wellknown mid-20th century artist Marvin Swartz, and himself a worthy artistic successor to Picasso, Matisse and Chagall in terms of innovative cubism, bold use of colour, and Jewish imagery, will be prominently featured in the exhibit Maraud'Age to take place at Index-G gallery, 50 Gladstone Ave. (near Ossington Avenue and Queen St.West), Sept.16-23. Marvin Joseph Swartz was a prolific painter and lithographer. His brother Robert Swartz produced and directed a film entitled Provider, which was screened in Toronto (including on Bravo TV) and in Jewish film festivals in Toronto, Tel Aviv, Vancouver and Warsaw. David told the Jewish Tribune: "My father often drew hands and birds, and the bird theme was very prominent in his art." David's mother Rochelle Strauss was an English teacher at Seneca College and also an excellent artist in her own right. While some of David's many paintings also have the bird and the hand themes, in terms of creative imagination, he goes much further than that. His works display a remarkable degree of exciting, colourful, multi-image innovation in exploring such themes as Prometheus The Fire Eater; Fire, Cake, Wine and Pie; and HAND THE AND! All of these titles are the names of his many art shows in Toronto in the recent past. Jewish themes in his art are amply explored, such as his exhibit on Shadrach, Meshach and Aved-Nego and, in contrast to his vivid use of colour, the black and white reflective Portrait of a Chassidic Master in Jerusalem. David's studio was, for a long time, in the Parkdale area of west-end Toronto, but he has recently moved his studio to the Broadview- Dundas area. While he feels that the Toronto art scene is exciting and inspiring in terms of maximizing creative expression, he also believes that "Toronto is not a great place to sell one's art. I have not been able to use the many government art subsidies" that are the mainstay of many Toronto artists. The arts subsidy basis of Toronto art, he maintains, is in contrast to the more commercial art promotion atmosphere of New York. "There are no agents here who can truly represent and promote artists" as is the case in New York, David says. He hopes that Louise Pharand-Doren, who is currently representing him and placing him in the Index-G gallery, will signify a more business-oriented approach to art, which he would like to see develop in Toronto. While this exhibition, which will also include a work each of Andy Warhol and Philip Pearlstein as well as works by two other Canadian artists, will run between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for a short period of time, a visit to Index-G is highly recommended. David Swartz is a boldly original painter in the best modern art tradition while maintaining a strong sense of Jewish identity. This exhibition is not to be missed.
Tribune Correspondent
TORONTO - David M. Swartz, son of the wellknown mid-20th century artist Marvin Swartz, and himself a worthy artistic successor to Picasso, Matisse and Chagall in terms of innovative cubism, bold use of colour, and Jewish imagery, will be prominently featured in the exhibit Maraud'Age to take place at Index-G gallery, 50 Gladstone Ave. (near Ossington Avenue and Queen St.West), Sept.16-23. Marvin Joseph Swartz was a prolific painter and lithographer. His brother Robert Swartz produced and directed a film entitled Provider, which was screened in Toronto (including on Bravo TV) and in Jewish film festivals in Toronto, Tel Aviv, Vancouver and Warsaw. David told the Jewish Tribune: "My father often drew hands and birds, and the bird theme was very prominent in his art." David's mother Rochelle Strauss was an English teacher at Seneca College and also an excellent artist in her own right. While some of David's many paintings also have the bird and the hand themes, in terms of creative imagination, he goes much further than that. His works display a remarkable degree of exciting, colourful, multi-image innovation in exploring such themes as Prometheus The Fire Eater; Fire, Cake, Wine and Pie; and HAND THE AND! All of these titles are the names of his many art shows in Toronto in the recent past. Jewish themes in his art are amply explored, such as his exhibit on Shadrach, Meshach and Aved-Nego and, in contrast to his vivid use of colour, the black and white reflective Portrait of a Chassidic Master in Jerusalem. David's studio was, for a long time, in the Parkdale area of west-end Toronto, but he has recently moved his studio to the Broadview- Dundas area. While he feels that the Toronto art scene is exciting and inspiring in terms of maximizing creative expression, he also believes that "Toronto is not a great place to sell one's art. I have not been able to use the many government art subsidies" that are the mainstay of many Toronto artists. The arts subsidy basis of Toronto art, he maintains, is in contrast to the more commercial art promotion atmosphere of New York. "There are no agents here who can truly represent and promote artists" as is the case in New York, David says. He hopes that Louise Pharand-Doren, who is currently representing him and placing him in the Index-G gallery, will signify a more business-oriented approach to art, which he would like to see develop in Toronto. While this exhibition, which will also include a work each of Andy Warhol and Philip Pearlstein as well as works by two other Canadian artists, will run between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for a short period of time, a visit to Index-G is highly recommended. David Swartz is a boldly original painter in the best modern art tradition while maintaining a strong sense of Jewish identity. This exhibition is not to be missed.
MAN ON STILTS
The poet in the painters head
Grew amaranths around his bed,
And learned to raise the cadaverous dead
With poppies green, and blue and red.
Grew amaranths around his bed,
And learned to raise the cadaverous dead
With poppies green, and blue and red.
FACE OF A CHASSIDIC MASTER IN JERUSALEM
Charcoal On Paper, 8" by 11", 2000.
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