Minimalist Surrealist, 30" x 24" Ink on Canvas by John Scott Lewinski (The Ox)

30" x 24" Ink on Canvas by John Scott Lewinski (The Ox - Milwaukee WI. 

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Artwork can be arranged for pick up at Overt Space Gallery + Gift 130 E Main St, Stoughton, WI 53589

Artist Statement: 

The Ox uses a pseudonym to separate his art from the other work he does as a writer. He chose that animal because he believes in working hard and steady, remaining humble and believing in strength. He signs all of his work with the Arabic symbol for cattle — a design that would later invert and become the first letter of the Western Alphabet – a symbol combining art and writing.

His work appeared in exclusive gallery shows at the Chopperchunky Gallery in London, the Port Washington Festival of the Arts and the Milwaukee Fringe Fest. Individual pieces found their ways into shows at the MVA Art Gallery in Bethlehem, PA; the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network Hub; and the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse Gallery.

Self-taught and experimental, The Ox wants only to make things that did not exist before he made them. He gives inspiration no more responsibility than that, creating with enthusiasm and gratitude and welcoming any meaning or significance from the viewer. He hopes everyone enjoys the finished products as he plows ahead with intent and without pretense. Finally, The Ox always finds something to like about the work of other artists. It is a duty to support each other as the world all too rarely does.

As society wraps itself in impersonal technology and the age of narcissism drives people to put forward false fronts, the art of The Ox often focuses on the loss of humanity and our desperation to reconnect with each other.

The Ox works on canvas, linen, wood or metal. He creates in two and three dimensions, while experimenting with oil, acrylic, enamel, watercolor, wood stain, gunpowder, ink, pencil, latex, oil pastel, adhesives, Flex Seal and spray foam. In an era when it seems “it’s all been done,” The Ox hunts for something as of yet untried and unseen. Finally, he remains fascinated by the human eye’s ability to forge an image out of even the most rudimentary line and color.