User:Jade.bensonn/“a-Historical Landscapes” by Jean-Marc Superville Sovak - Hurleyville Arts Centre

Jean-Marc Superville Sovak is an artist best known for his photographs, drawings, sculptures and even videos. His work revolves around the different dynamics in history.

Early Life and Education

Jean-Marc Superville Sovak was born in Montreal. One of his parents were born in Trinidad and his other parent was from Czech Republic. Superville Sovak graduated from Concordia University with is BFA in Studio Art and Bard College with his MFA in film and video.

Art

Jean-Marc Superville Sovak works on historical landscapes, brickwork, and makes tiny houses from steel. It also focuses on his community around him.

Superville Sovak’s work often focuses on the history of the world and even where him and his parents grew up. Sovak’s art has been displayed at Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Socrates Sculpture Park and even in Spain, etc. Sovaks’s work was displayed in various cities and countries around the world for people to visit and view. A lot of his sculptures were outside. His videos have even been displayed and screened worldwide for people to see. Sovak’s has also won two awards for novels he has written, Into the Dangerous World and Deadly. Lastly, Sovak visits different colleges or Universities and even museums to share his experiences and artwork with others.

Sculpture work:

Sovak uses bricks to make walls, landscape, or letters. He traveled to Spain to create one and left it there as well. He created a wall in Queens, NY, “America” In Ridgfield, CT and in so many other places. Sovak created America using brick and made it into the ground for people to observe from above and to even walk on.

Video work:

Sovak created videos of him building and being an artist. He created two parts of building a “Tiny House of Steel” and he has even made a video about language and identity. He made the videos to show his viewers the process and structure of him walking through his building.

Drawings:

Sovak’s drawings were very detailed and in black and white. Some of them even looked like photographs. He drew and painted figures and times in our history that were so important.

“I Draw and You Talk”: Superville Sovak did this so everyone can be heard. He wanted to give people a chance to use their voice while he drew them in their true selves. He would do this for free in Beacon, Sovak would invite people to have soup or coffee, talk and then the drawing would hang up for a few months.

References


 * 1) HudsonInspired: Artist Jean-Marc Superville Sovak Contends With Valley's Social Dynamics - Scenic Hudson

“a-Historical Landscapes” by Jean-Marc Superville Sovak - Hurleyville Arts Centre

Press - JEAN-MARC SUPERVILLE SOVAK

teaching - JEAN-MARC SUPERVILLE SOVAK

We Wear The Mask, Tour with Curator Jean-Marc Superville Sovak - YouTube