Joe Zaniker, A Little Piece of His Art
From May 2006
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Houses also frequently appear in his work, symbolizing one’s self. A white house and picket fence sit small on a large horizon in “The Thin Line,” an acrylic on canvas. For Zaniker, it’s a reminder of the fine line between choosing a life that benefits other people or one that does not. Another untitled piece depicts a small, lone house, surrounded by darkness. Light overflows the inside of the house, funneling into a beam that pierces the night outside. “What I love about art is, it doesn’t matter what I was thinking,” he says. “Everyone will bring to it some of themselves when they see it.”
There are few pieces in his home that are not his own. Most notable is a landscape piece by local artist David Wiley, and a piece title ‘Love Seated’ by Londoner McKenzie Thorpe. “Artwork changes your life. You walk past it every day and it brings you something,” says Zaniker. “I would rather have bare walls than things hanging that didn’t have meaning.”
Currently designing the program cover for Yom Hashoa, the Jewish remembrance of the Holocaust, Zaniker gives back to the community by doing artwork for nonprofits to sell at auctions or to use in their marketing. “Many could never afford to commission a piece of artwork,” he says. “I want it priced so they can get it for themselves and learn the value of having art in their lives.”
There are few pieces in his home that are not his own. Most notable is a landscape piece by local artist David Wiley, and a piece title ‘Love Seated’ by Londoner McKenzie Thorpe. “Artwork changes your life. You walk past it every day and it brings you something,” says Zaniker. “I would rather have bare walls than things hanging that didn’t have meaning.”
Currently designing the program cover for Yom Hashoa, the Jewish remembrance of the Holocaust, Zaniker gives back to the community by doing artwork for nonprofits to sell at auctions or to use in their marketing. “Many could never afford to commission a piece of artwork,” he says. “I want it priced so they can get it for themselves and learn the value of having art in their lives.”
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