"Until recently, most of my paintings have been about my childhood, about the spaces I lived in -- the streets and rooms, the back yards, the porches and alleys -- transformed by my memory. But lately, as age encroaches on my life, I begin to see myself as an old man dancing in these spaces. I am not sure why. Is it just to show that I am alive and still painting? Or does it indicate that I am anxious about being able to continue to work? What would happen if I stopped dancing? Am I afraid of becoming invisible, of disappearing like the spaces of my childhood? These implications intrigue me."
ARTIST PAGE PRESS BIO EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October
SONGPAINTING Songwriters Illuminate the Masterpieces, October 4th, 7 PM, SPACE, www.evanstonspace.com
Featuring Vocalist Jamie O'Reilly, The Songs of Michael Smith, The Artwork of Painter Leopold Segedin, Mixed Media, And Iwona Biedermann, Photography
The artwork of Byron Roche Gallery artist Leopold Segedin will be featured in an upcoming performance at SPACE in Evanston, IL. His "Old Men Dancing" series and the paintings of his Westside Chicago childhood will accompany the Michael Smith song "Hey Kid”.
November
Leopold Segedin, Northeastern University Library. Novemeber 2nd- 30th, 2009
Join Leo on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 from 4-7 PM for a reception and discussion of his work. (More info. to come)
ONGOING EVENTS:
Click here to see a video of Leo's work accompanied by the song it inspired, "Hey Kid", by Michael Smith.
PAST EVENTS:
Leopold Segedin, New Paintings, Opening at The Byron Roche Gallery, June 5th, 2009:
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See more at leopoldsegedin.com or visit Leopold Segedin's Blog.
P.O. Box 267870, Chicago, IL 60626 / Ph 312.654.0144 / byronroche@sbcglobal.net