AJ Fosik

Dare Nothing, Hope for Nothing 

Wood, paint, nails. 2010.

The Time and the Way

Wood, paint, nails. 2010

In The Teeth of Stupefying Odds

Wood, paint, nails. 2010. 

all of the above from http://www.davidbsmithgallery.com/artist/show/aj-fosik

Tongues as Black as Sticks

Wood, paint, nails. 2011.

The Shepherd Inevitably Consumes the Flock

Wood, paint, nails. 2011.

AJ Fosik was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and earned his BFA in Illustration from the Parson School of Design in New York. He currently works out of Portland, Oregon, but has lived in many cities across the U.S. His background in graffiti, street art, and illustration led to his truly unique 3D creations and contributed to their graphic nature. 

Why I chose to write about Fosik is that his sculptures are just that - graphic, colorful, animated and strange. They are so different from a lot else out there today, and they're something I find myself emulating quite often. His use of bold, flat color seems straight out of Adobe Illustrator or a drawing on a page and that really intrigues me.