Curator's Note:

Arizona’s vast and varied landscape is home to hundreds of artists – from a Hopi basket-weaver in the north to a Bisbee wood-turner in the south. Arizona Artforms is a series of video portraits of the artists living among us, revealing the wonder of the creative process. The video portraits were rendered in 1989 and 1990 with the intention of de-mystifying the process of art and infusing the human element into the creation of icons and objects.

This series, produced by Eight/KAET-TV in Phoenix, Arizona was written and directed by Sheilah Britton, photographed and edited by Richard Torruellas, and edited by Richard Torruellas, Ben Avechuco and Sheilah Britton. Additional Arizona Artforms videos can also be viewed on their site by clicking here.

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Arizona Artforms: Ron Gasowski

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Ron Gasowski, a Michigan native, received a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the University of Washington. Gasowski began his life-long affair with art when he started customizing automobiles as a kid in Detroit. He looks on those experiences fondly as a form of assemblage and folk art.

He continued his interest in folk art when he traveled 13,000 miles to document roadside art and began teaching at Arizona State University. Using discarded materials he finds while jogging, he sees his work as a message of rebirth and resurrection. He takes what society throws away and gives it back in the form of sculpture.

He is currently a Professor Emeritus of Art at Arizona State University, teaching in the areas of intermedia and the core foundations program. His mixed media graphics and sculpture have been exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Korea and Japan.

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Arizona Artforms: Ron Gasowski