Vincent Pocsik is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a master’s degree from Southern California Institute of Architecture in Los Angeles.

Vincent is interested in how the invisible feelings of human life converse with the visible interactions between us and our environment.  His main medium of exploration is wood. His choice of wood is because of his belief that it holds truths about the world within it. His process to explore this balances old and new fabrication techniques to breathe new life into materials while holding onto the richness of the past.

How does your architectural training shape your approach to working with materials and form in your sculptures? 

I think my architectural training really helped me understand an appreciation for materials, everything starts with one building block from which everything else stands, realistically or metaphorically. Also, a big thing architecture taught me was space and light, how a form acts in a space is as important to me as the form itself.

Tell us about your process of translating abstract feelings into physical, tangible forms. 

This is something that is hard to explain because it really just happens.  I trust in my hands to create what my mind and heart are feeling. 

What kind of emotional response or reflection do you aim to evoke through the grotesque aspects of your pieces? 

I hope that the grotesque moments are times of pause for the viewer, a time to see that there is no true beauty in the world. Things that can be seen as grotesque can be just as beautiful, beauty is really just a construct of society. 

How do you approach working with the natural characteristics of wood—such as knots, grain, and irregularities—while realizing your vision? 

I love to work loose with wood, it’s great to just see what comes when different grain directions and imperfections in the wood come together.

Are there any new materials that you are currently experimenting with that you want to integrate into your work? 

I have integrated cast metals into a couple of pieces for my upcoming show Could Be Gardens at Nazarian / Curcio.  I am really excited to start exploring more in metal casting and how it integrates with wood, as well as how it stands on its own. 

Who are some artists in modern day that inspire you? 

There are many, but some of my most inspiring living artists to look at are Berlinde De Bruyckere, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Tobias Pils, Huma Bhabha, and David Altmejd.
 
What can we expect from your upcoming show at Nazarian / Curcio?

I’m waiting to find out myself.