cynykyl

born in Pireaus, Greece in 1958. spent  early life traveling around Europe, the Middle East and Asia. returned to Utah, where his ancestors had settled as Mormon pioneers, and where he learned the bizarre teachings of the Mormon priesthood. no formal art training and over the years has been considered very much an outsider folk artist. influenced by the exposure to the many different  cultures of the East and the religious rituals of the American Southwest – both Mormon and Native American. pieces are not typical abstract interior designs. intend to provoke thought, humor, and intelligence. created a a cache of symbols to represent specific psychological and religious ideas which remain constant within all his works.  Most  pieces are multi-layered and multi-dimensional puzzles to be explored and discovered again and again like a twisted “Where’s Waldo”.  portfolio of approximately 20,000 individual pieces of work. graduated Suma Cum Laude from the University of Austin at Texas with degree in film. many years as member in  performance art groups, and recording albums on the Cynykyl record label. multi-media artist in Austin, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Portland. Currently operates out of a studio in San Diego. Please visit our new website at cynykyl.com