Wolff
Wolff
grew up in the swamps of South Florida, swimming with
moccasins, dancing with dragonflies, absorbing the
art of the wild. "Light" was the first word
he spoke. He learned to paint before he learned to
walk. After exploring traditional media, Wolff drew
on his knowledge of organic chemistry to create a
highly-textured, vitreous surface reminiscent of the
swampscape of his childhood. He calls this style Primordialism,
after the primordial waters whose surface embodies
both sinking and emergence, life and death, evolution
and mythology, acquiescence and renaissance. In many
of his pieces, he embeds a piece of nature, which
he calls a New Fossil.
Wolff
was appointed OFFICIAL ARTIST OF THE MILLENNIUM by
ARTEXPO South Miami. This honor placed Wolffs painting
Autumn Mask at the forefront of a two million dollar
advertising campaign. Autumn Mask was purchased by
baseball legend Andre Dawson for five thousand dollars.
Wolff is no stranger to famous collectors. His artwork
hangs in the private collections of Pulitzer Prizewinning
Author Frank McCourt (Angelas Ashes), Billionaire
attorney Willie Gary (Owns Two Paintings), Astronomical
Engineer Richard Kupczyk (Ground Crew Director for
NASAs Apollo Missions), and Rock Star Manager Jorge
Camaraza (Shakira). He has sold almost a thousand
large pieces through shows and galleries, and has
exhibited at many prestigious events, including ARTEXPO
NEW YORK in Manhattan.
A
self-taught artist, Wolff is nevertheless fascinated
by the natural world. He earned a bachelors degree
in Natural Science from New College (The Honors College
of Florida). While in college, he painted voraciously
and had several one-man exhibitions in Sarasota. Wolff
spent 1998 in Scotland, where he painted and exhibited
in the Northern city of Aberdeen. While in Scotland,
Wolff studied electromagnetism and worked as a professional
modern dancer in City Moves Dance Company. He also
wrote and published short stories and poetry.
Wolffs
written works have been acclaimed almost as much as
his paintings. Multiply published in literary anthologies,
Wolffs words have been praised by established writers
including former Poet Laureates Robert Pinsky and
Mark Strand. Wolffs first book of poetry THE ORPHANAGE
OF IMAGINATION will soon be published, and his third
novel, PHARAOHS OF AMERICA is currently being agented
by Stephanie Lee of Manus and Associates (Agents of
Oprah book Cane River). Wolffs collectors eagerly
await the novel, aware that a powerful literary debut
will increase the value of Wolffs paintings exponentially.
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