Called “the Caravaggio of fluid, abstract painting”, Dion Kurczek works with colorful, blended inks to produce dramatic, high contrast, and highly-detailed compositions. Dion’s journey as an artist took a serious turn when, in the early 2000’s, he was admiring a red abstract painting at a local art walk in Chicago. He wondered, “what qualities make one abstract painting appealing, hooking the view
er into a lingering examination of the work, and another one mundane and forgettable?” He decided to investigate this question, which led him to a long period of self-study, coupled with personal instruction under successful abstract painters he admired, including Maxine Masterfield and Cody Hooper. He soon gravitated toward blending acrylic inks, intrigued by the amazingly detailed forms and patterns they produced. Mastering the inks was challenging, but over the years Dion has developed a number of techniques to capture the wonderful patterns that he helps orchestrate from the mingling liquids. More recently, Dion has introduced other components into his process, including epoxy resin, and silicone oil, in his continuing experimentation in this fascinating medium.
