Wolk Art

Wolk Art was created by Minnesota artist AJ Wrobel as a contemporary art platform that connects with the issues of today. 

Inspired partly by the 2020 Minneapolis riots and the public’s plea for government reform, transparency, and resolve.

Wolk Art introduces a never seen before modern method of canvas construction.

Characteristic to Wolk Art is exposure and transparency. 

No longer is there concealment of framework, fasteners, and canvas. 

Instead, being left evident and open for viewer interaction.

Wolk Art illuminates the vulnerability and stress a canvas must endure for the painting, a portrayal of so many people today.
 

Wolk Art’s use of raw canvas with transparent gesso presents a secondary surface plane for the application of medium. 

Color applied to the back side of prepared canvas presents with an atmospheric or “cloudy” appearance to the viewer as the eye mixes the color with the semitransparent raw canvas threads. 

Never before has an artist applied paint to the backside or edge fibers of a canvas as part of a composition, this is an entirely new method to define volume, mass, and space.
 

Wolk Art is an avant-garde means of expression that has created new ways to explore deeper narratives by requiring the viewer to consider more.

Wolk Art expands to embrace all compositions of emotion and seeks to highlight the artist’s unmistakable presence in their work. 

“Wolk” a Dutch word:

A visible mass of matter in any medium, resembling an atmospheric cloud.

The effect when color medium is applied to the reverse side of prepared raw canvas. 

This new style is patent pending - contact me directly for information on how to create in this style. This style requires artist mastery as well as highly skilled craftsmanship. 

These are truly one of a kind works of art that have a life of their own.