Frank Kwiatkowski's wheat-pastes are unmistakable: linocut-printed swirls of wobbly lines cross-cut with multiple colored stripes, which are then affixed to vacant surfaces with a water, sugar and flour concoction. But it's the content of his work that's so distinct: The artist creates vignettes of human interaction on the street, with commentary on environmentalism, class warfare, sobriety, homelessness, health care and gentrification. The world Kwiatkowski captures under a thin layer of wheat paste is undoubtedly inspired by his view of the city from the pedicab he drives — an occupation that makes the artist, like his art, a downtown fixture.
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