OSKARKRAFT

OSKARKRAFT

OSKARKRAFT

Oskar Kraft

Oskar Kraft

Oskar Kraft

Oil painting shaped by traditional techniques, digital imagery, and experimentation

Selected Works

Selected Works

A selection of paintings and drawings from recent practice.

A selection of paintings and drawings from recent practice.

“Bestial Form”

His practice is informed by his studies in Florence, Italy, and a strong interest in the technical process of painting. He works with close attention to form, detail, and process, building large-scale images through many layers of oil.

Kraft distorts and reconstructs recognizable forms, removing them from their original context and pushing them toward something unfamiliar. His paintings combine the precision of classical painting with the fragmented and uncanny qualities of digital imagery. The slow, physical process of painting contrasts with the speed of image production in today’s digital age. Through this tension, Kraft explores how traditional ways of making images can be reworked to reflect the way we create and experience images today.

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Exhibitions

Exhibitions

2026 - National Juried Art Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA

2026 - National Juried Art Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, MA

2026 - Emerging Perspectives, Rockyneck Artist Colony, Gloucester, MA

2026 - Emerging Perspectives, Rockyneck Artist Colony, Gloucester, MA

2025 - Senior Thesis Exhibition, Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2025 - Senior Thesis Exhibition, Warehouse Gallery, Syracuse, NY

2025 - BioArt Exbibition, Life Science Complex, Syracuse, NY

2025 - BioArt Exbibition, Life Science Complex, Syracuse, NY

2024 - Florence Student Exbibition, Syracuse Art Studio, Florence, Italy

2024 - Florence Student Exbibition, Syracuse Art Studio, Florence, Italy

2021-2023 - Annual Studio Art Exhibitions, Comstock Art Facility, Syracuse, NY

2021-2023 - Annual Studio Art Exhibitions, Comstock Art Facility, Syracuse, NY

Awards & Recognitions

Awards & Recognitions

YEAR
AWARD

2026

Juror Choice Award, National Juried Art Show,

Newburyport Art Association

2025

Hiram Gee Award, Senior in Painting.

Syracuse University

2024

Roswell Hill Award, Junior in Painting.

Syracuse University Florence Italy