Rick Prol

Born: 7/27/56, NYC
I am a painter.
I am totally commited to my art.



I began as an artist at a very early age, my father was a Classical Guitarist and encouraged me and strongly guided me to become an artist artistic. My work is Urban, Expressionist, personal-political. I have curated many shows through the years also. The first on e in 1983 was written up in Artforum by Thomas Mcevilley. My inspirations are the Great artists of the past and present. From Micalangelo,Gruenwald, Cimabue, Goya to Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, Francis Bacon, Picasso, Pollock, Dix, Groscz, Guston, etc. My work is a form of self potrature and is a kind of prophesy-voodoo and is strongly influenced by my surroundings but only as a starting off point. My intent is for a universal message. I've been called "a breath of fresh air in the hermenutic hot house" by Donald Kuspit, "a legendary figure" by Richard Vine, "a veteran master of gothic angst" Art in America by Edward Leffingwell, "an icon of an era"-Art in America by Eleanor Heartney. Music plays a large roll in my life as well as a source of inspiration. Stravinski, Bob Dylan, The Clash, Beethoven. And especially the important people in my life and fellow contemporary artists. My...