John Shlichta is a recent transplant to Portland, via Seattle, and New York City. He grew up in the Los Angeles harbor town of San Pedro, California, where the influence of his large and wacked family, allowed him to cultivate a love of all things abstract, overlooked, abandoned and forgotten. His recent work gives a small glimpse into his somewhat recent obsession with SCHERENSCHNITTE...or paper cutting...which began over three years ago with several productions of shadow puppet plays for family and friends. This last fall he had a show of paper cut-outs and assemblages here in Portland at Coffeehouse Northwest based on his life long interest in the fairytale.
The beginning of 2011 has seen him focusing on applying for as many artist residencies as possible, so he can take a much needed break from bartending to dedicate a long stretch to his internal dialogue on creating....
The beginning of 2011 has seen him focusing on applying for as many artist residencies as possible, so he can take a much needed break from bartending to dedicate a long stretch to his internal dialogue on creating....
