COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC ART - Studio Works
"The voice of the community is in the work..."
Mr. Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen began his explorations in community-based public art in 1994 wanting to use his art to make a difference in Baltimore neighborhoods. He specializes in bringing divergent communities together to create public works that depict themes identified as important by the participants. Through a unique workshop process, people of all ages and backgrounds come together as a group--a community--in a collective effort that results in the creation of innovative, vivid, and quality art. Exhibited in a folk art style, the narratives conveyed are easily understood by both participants and audience. The process of team building and promoting understanding is as important as the end product.
Jay has been the lead artist for over fifty public art installations.
People who work with Mr. Wolf Schlossberg - Cohen continually express how they absolutely loved the process, that they witnessed a new positive energy accompanying hands-on activity, and how everyone is affected by transformation of space and place by works that they themselves created.
(See the short time-lapse documentary and Studio Works categories below)
Jay has a special style of energizing people who have little or no art experience in a fun, exiting, and communal way. He also has a unique talent in incorporating the voice and imagery of participants into the final work, giving them full ownership and pride in artwork that is far beyond their expectations. One participant described the experience well—- “deep, profound, and lasting.”
Murals RAPware Additional Works Insights into Jay's Public Art Process
Jay has been the lead artist for over fifty public art installations.
People who work with Mr. Wolf Schlossberg - Cohen continually express how they absolutely loved the process, that they witnessed a new positive energy accompanying hands-on activity, and how everyone is affected by transformation of space and place by works that they themselves created.
(See the short time-lapse documentary and Studio Works categories below)
Jay has a special style of energizing people who have little or no art experience in a fun, exiting, and communal way. He also has a unique talent in incorporating the voice and imagery of participants into the final work, giving them full ownership and pride in artwork that is far beyond their expectations. One participant described the experience well—- “deep, profound, and lasting.”
Murals RAPware Additional Works Insights into Jay's Public Art Process
