Enlightment

About Andrew Bordwin

Andrew Bordwin gives us a glimpse into the Art Deco era of New York City, as seen at the Chanin Building in the heart of the metropolis. His artworks are testaments to Bordwin's great love for New York City and his fascination with its unique architecture. The artist exposes how urban history is captured within the city’s architecture, in large and small formats, with tales of success and failure, values and conflicts. His work reflects upon how Art Deco era urban design linked belief in progress with luxury. His depictions of metal and stone elements embody extravagant, somewhat futuristic aesthetics, and the visions from that historic period that became reality. Art Deco became the… Read more