JOE STANKE
ARTIST STATEMENT - BIO
Now living in New Berlin Wisconsin, Joe Stanke was a lithographer for thirty-four years. He was interested in art from childhood and took art classes, joined art clubs, and showed his work whenever possible. Stylistically he pursued a medium different from lithography: photo realism with a hint of surrealism. His trompe l'oeil (literally "fool the eye") paintings are meticulous and filled with wit and humor. Being selected for One from Wisconsin in 2004 was a welcome return to the West Bend Art Museum for Joe, who last exhibited his work at the Museum in the 1983 show "Intriguing and Unusual Imagery."
In 2005 Joe's oil painted photo realism with hints of surrealism on custom made sculpted canvases were shown in Paris at the Galerie Felix Haloux, 54. Joe's work is held in collections all over the world.
ŠJoe Stanke - The Clarinet Pyramid
CONTACT: Joe Stanke at 262-786-9473
ŠJoe Stanke - Kathy in Le Bugue ŠJoe Stanke - Burlap & Lace
ŠJoe Stanke - The Cocoon Cover-up ŠJoe Stanke - The Ladder Cover-up