Jacob Skornik Biography

Skornik, who was born and raised in France, pursued studies in old masters at Paris X University before relocating to New York. His artistic practice reflects a fusion of classical influences from Parisian institutions and an engagement with post-modernist practices native to New York City. Skornik’s work responds to the contemporary global exchange of imagery in our meta society, channeling a second wave ‘pictures generation’ ethos.

Skornik appropriates old master artworks, subverting their academic execution through the visual language of pop art. His process commences with cropping, resizing, and inverting old master paintings. The reinvented images are then translated into a two-tone silk screen appliqué, enriched with eye-catching diamond dust. Skornik’s art weaves a temporal intertwine by presenting a Hollywood-esque immortalization of classical sitters, such as Vermeer's Lacemaker and Girl With A Pearl Earring.