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December Issue
2009
City of Charleston
in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Michael Krajewski and Justice
Littlejohn
City of Charleston in Charleston, SC, is presenting the exhibit, Aesthetic Sanctuary, featuring works by two South Carolina artists, Michael Krajewski and Justice Littlejohn, on view through Jan. 3, 2010, at the City Gallery at Waterfront Park.
Krajewski and Littlejohn have joined together to create pieces that work together synergistically and in harmony, doing more than just "meeting in the middle" to create their collaborative pieces. They have been "collabin", as said by Littlejohn, for over two years. Their distinct style has been referred to as "organized chaos" leaving their collaboration a marriage of innovation and the unexplainable. Krajewski and Littlejohn will also display solo works alongside their jointly inspired pieces.
Michael Krajewski is a self taught artist of Chinese and Polish heritage. Through his art, Krajewski seeks to portray and evoke strong emotions which mirror passions in his own life. He is in favor of the words "radical evolution" when speaking of his work. The artist states, "My work is about sharing intimacy and being spontaneous at times." Krajewski can be inspired by almost anything; the bubbles on a shower curtain, the idea of a body in motion, a sound, dried paint on his hands, his dreams or nightmares, the interaction with what is around him, taking it in and reinventing it. Krajewski currently resides in Columbia, SC.
Justice Littlejohn is a graduate of Wofford College with a MAT in Art Education from USC. He has also studied at Western Carolina University's intensive summer MFA program with a number of national artists. He has taught in Columbia, SC, public schools, and his work has been exhibited in galleries there as well as Atlanta, Charleston, Asheville and New Mexico. He currently resides in Greenville, SC. The artist describes his work as "impulsive, spontaneous, and full of energy, yet contemplative." He gains inspiration in everything he sees and "scribbles" the world; creating works of art that go beyond the external variables he is presented with.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the gallery at 843/958-6484 or e-mail to (CityGallery@ci.charleston.sc.us).
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