about frederic C. kaplan

Like many of my generation, I grew up on a diet of science fiction dramas, dreams of space exploration, and fascination with the strange ways in which the physical universe operated. Eventually, I discovered Einstein’s relativity theories, the writings of Stephen Hawking, and the bizarre quantum character of nature. I became a physics addict, reading everything I could get my hands on. It was inevitable that these ideas would find their way into my art and would inform my search for meaning in my personal experiences.

Using oil, acrylic and gouache, my paintings combine abstract and representational elements to fuse the personal with the cosmic over a geometric structure. My pictures are concerned with the vastness of space as well as tiny fluctuations on a quantum scale. They reveal observations about the universality of the human condition, along with the preciousness of individual experiences. In the end, everything that is and was and may be are combined in the soup of reality portrayed in my pictures.

BACKGROUND

A graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he is a current faculty member, Frederic Kaplan has exhibited at museums, institutions and galleries along the east coast and in South America. His art has earned numerous awards and is included in many museum, corporate, and private collections. Before turning to fine art in the 1990s, he was a successful illustrator and designer. In addition to his busy exhibition schedule, Mr. Kaplan offers classes and workshops at art schools and art centers in the Philadelphia region.