Dennis Nechvatal makes strong and powerful images whether it is a meticulous landscape, still-life or a network of metal masks. At first primitive in feel, they bid closer viewing and slowly convert into sophisticated reinventions of the natural world. The artist's Offerings series feature abundant floral bouquets lush with delicate brushstrokes. With over a dozen museum exhibitions under his belt including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery in DC, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Indianapolis Center for Contemporary Art, Dennis Nechvatal is truly one of Wisconsin's top artists working today.
Selected Collections
Art Institute of Chicago; Midwest Express Center, Milwaukee; Milwaukee Art Museum; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art; Rayovac Corporation, Madison; Chemical Bank, New York; AT&T, Chicago; Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock; Kemper Group; Household International; First National Bank of Evanston; United Stated Information Agency, Washington, D.C.; Continental Illinois Bank and Trust, Co., Chicago
OFFERING (Red and Green Stripes), Acrylic on Panel, 24 x 36"
CODE #4 (16 Masks), Acrylic and Cut/Formed Tin on Panel, 25 1/2 x 23 1/2" framed
OFFERING (Purple and Yellow Stripes), Acrylic on Panel, 23 3/4 x 19"
NOTEBOOK PAGE 1, Acrylic on Panel, 19 x 17 1/2"
ECHO, UW-Madison Hospital Commission, Acrylic on Panel, 5 x 14 ft
FACE MASK I (19 x 15" series), Acrylic on Cut Tin on Panel, 27 1/2 x 23 1/2" framed - sold
TRUTH, Acrylic on Panel, 24 1/2 x 28 1/8" framed
CODE III (30 masks), Acrylic on Cut/Formed Tin, 34 1/2 x 27 1/2" framed
