Tom Prochaska Interview

with Cathy Denning, contemporary art historian and writer

AN INTERVIEW WITH TOM PROCHASKA: SHUFFLE

April 16, 2020

 

Cathy Denning interviews Tom Prochaska about his solo exhibition, Shuffle, presented at Froelick Gallery from March 3 - April 11, 2020. In addition to discussing several of the works in detail, the conversation touches on everything from the significance of the exhibition's title and the materiality of paint to artistic influences, carnivals, masks, dance, and art history.

 

Please follow the link below to read the full interview. 

"Painting is like an orchestra—you’re putting as many notes or as many voices into the painting, trying to get an orchestration, trying to get something that works and is wonderful in some way." 

-Tom Prochaska

"'For me, taking away is just as important as putting down paint, and in fact sometimes I discover more doing that."  -Tom Prochaska 

 

May 1, 2020