Art is so important to the very fabric of New York city. In fact, if you take Ayn Rand’s word for it, you’ll realize just how intertwined NYC and art actually are by the fact that the actual city itself is artistically comprised. She said: “The skyline of New York is a monument of a splendor that no pyramids or palaces will ever equal or approach.”
Thankfully the city truly appreciates its art and indeed its artists. Take Philadelphia-born Stephen Galiczynski who now lives not only in New York City but within a piece of memorable art itself – right by the Cylindrical Gallery that was at one time, a West 83rd Street Block Association bulletin board! In 2017 local sculptor G. Augustine Lynas re-designed a new one (the first was knocked down during an infrastructure change) and it now features Galiczynski’s art.
Galiczynski isn’t the first local artist to have his work displayed there though; he’s actually the fourteenth! His exhibition – Three in One – features architectural pieces, abstracts and sketches.
Lynas’ goal with this project is “to take something really that most people will bypass, something that’s mundane to them, and elevate it to art.” This fits perfectly with Galiczynski’s modus operandi of “I sketch and I paint, therefore I am.”
Galiczynski’s work will be displayed at the kiosk until the end of December 2021.