Life Finds a Way

Contemporary art space located in the heart of Bushwick, Brooklyn specializing in limited edition pop-culture, gig and alternative movie posters. Life is full of endings that we cannot change, goodbyes we cannot take back, and letters we cannot un-send. Classic movie endings stay forever frozen in our mind, and a tragic book ending can haunt you for days. That is why Bottleneck decided to change the rules of space and time, commissioning over 60 gifted artists for our "Alternate Ending" exhibit. Each artist will present a piece representing what they wish had happened at the end of a certain film, video game, or book. It is our chance to rewrite the end, and we hope to see you there. Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a neologism for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing. The word "giclée" is derived from the French language word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle", or more specifically "gicler" meaning "to squirt, spurt, or spray". It was coined in 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art. The intent of that name was to distinguish commonly known industrial "Iris proofs" from the type of fine art prints artists were producing on those same types of printers. The name was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s but has since come to mean any high quality ink-jet print and is often used in galleries and print shops to denote such prints. Firstly, Andrew doesn't like writing in third person. Seriously though, I don't know if other artists/designers/etc hire a writer or ask family and friends to create their bios, but this one is all me. I hope that's okay. The whole "neat" thing comes from two main points. First, I approach my work with the hopes that it'll garner a response similar to "oh, neat!" Second, I continue a long line of Kolbs who like things well kept and organised. It's neat to be neat! As for the nitty-gritty on who I am, I hope much of my work presents a decent character profile. I take to the "half-full" view on life and really enjoy instilling joy and fun into what I do. As to what exactly it IS that I do, I would classify it as anything from dimensional to digital image making. It's a broad spectrum and it's just how I like it!