GEORGE CASPROWITZ

ARTIST & SCULPTOR

George Casprowitz was born in Hollywood, California in 1940. Since the early 1970’s he has spent most of his life living in British Columbia, Canada. His first major employment was in the movie industry doing a variety of jobs on the production side of film making.

A film is produced in a rectangular format like most paintings.  It tells a story using visual stimuli and depending on its viewer to supply a lot of their experience to complete its story.  Much of George’s work depends on the viewer to relate its lines, circles and open spaces to ideas beyond the physical objects.

George’s next occupation after graduation from the University of Oregon was as an architect in New York and Philadelphia.  Good architecture is more than walls, doors and hardware.  Good architecture needs to function well, but should also be good aesthetic experience.  George tries to do this in his art.  His paintings use lines and solid forms as a format but the remaining space is of equal importance.  And then there is colour and texture.  Color is the constant through all the various forms his paintings, prints and sculptures have taken since his first one-person show in 1970 in Vancouver.

Since that first show, George has done one-man shows in Toronto, New York, London, Seattle, Portland, Calgary, Victoria, and Philadelphia in private and public art galleries.  He work is in many public, corporate and private collections. 

He currently lives and works in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

George is currently represented by NOMAD Gallery White Rock, BC.

Mr. Casprowitz was represented by Agora-Gallery, Chelsea Art District in New York with an exhibition in 2019.

His life’s work has been creating these wonderfully fun and colorful paintings for his viewers to enjoy.

This expansive collection of paintings takes you through the evolution of George’s work.  From his many clay sculptures to his dynamic large canvas and paper paintings,  (many that have never been shown before) George’s signature use of geometric forms, texture and bold colors are sure to capture your imagination. Throughout George’s long career as an artist he has always been inspired by his last painting; what did he learn, what could he do different on the next piece.  He uses the colors he sees in nature, from the deep colors of the forest to the misty hues of the morning sun to express his views through painting.

George Casprowitz has been a working artist for over fifty years. His quiet demeanor is a contrast to his art which he uses vibrant colors, shapes and abstracts to draw in the viewers eyes.

His work includes large bold acrylic canvas abstracts, clay and wood sculptures as well as many works on paper.

His use of vivid color and shapes are a constant throughout the many different phases of his work.

Please enjoy viewing a sample of the many pieces George has created over the years. If you are interested in purchasing please contact: [email protected]

Here is a glimpse of the opening reception at the Agora Gallery in New York for the Fall Equinox Exhibition in September 2019.