By The Sea #19 Painting

Michael Jiroch, Born December 1956. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison, BS and Master of ARTs. Lived and Worked in Los Angeles, California from 1980 to 2018 with 10 of those years in the desert as a Teacher/artist and Lecturer at Chapman University. Now residing in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 1979 Solo Exhibition at Center Gallery, Madison Wisconsin 1981 Solo Exhibition at the Los Angeles Museum of ART , Group Exhibition shows all over the Los Angeles area. Most recently with the I-Five Gallery, BGH Gallery Santa Monica, Pacific Design Center West Hollywood and Biennale - Florence, Italy. One man show at the Rahr-West Museum, Manitowoc Wisconsin. The function of art is to evoke an emotional or intellectual response in the viewer. My goal as an artist has always been to give the viewer something to react to emotionally.Granted, there are easy ways to create emotion in one's work. Shocking the viewer is the easiest way to create an emotion. But I have always been looking for ways to invite the viewer to find more than just the obvious. I want them to experience something different each time they view my work.