ART — LINDA ZACKS

Park Magazine Interview

Interview about my work in NYC’s Park Magazine: “The Beauty of Imperfect”

Q: What advice would you give to someone interested in cultivating a body of work as diverse and energetic as yours?

A: Enjoy the beauty of slow, the beauty of imperfect. Record life as it whizzes by your nose. Take it all in. Inject the vibrancy, the surprises, the love, the conflict, the conversations. Keep moving. Keep trying. Keep failing. Don’t stop. Cultivate your voice—it’s a lifelong song.

It Was A Good Day

Mixed Media on Canvas (Diptych)
96 X 60 inches
SOLD at SCOPE Miami

CITYSKIN

Mixed Media on Canvas
96 X 54 inches
SOLD

Wescover Feature

Q: What is your favorite material to work with?

A: I like mark makers that bring surprise. I like the physicality of creating. Time's effect on materials that bring a delicious authenticity. The ink that oozes. The paint that splats. The pencil that smears. The paper that tears. The polaroid that's imperfect. The typewriter that makes a different "A" every time...."

COLOR-WHEEL BRAIN Series

COLOR-WHEEL BRAIN
Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 60
SOLD

COLOR-WHEEL BRAIN 2
Mixed Media on Canvas
60 X 48
SOLD

COLOR-WHEEL BRAIN 3
Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 48
AVAILABLE

sunshine

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
AVAILABLE

Part of the “ 1 word is a 3-course-meal ” Series

FREEDOM

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Triptych)
144 X 60 inches
AVAILABLE

HOT-AS-HELL-CITY

Painted Print on Watercolor Paper.
63 X 42 inches (unframed)
AVAILABLE

hustle

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
AVAILABLE

Part of the “ 1 word is a 3-course-meal ” Series

ten minutes in times square

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 60 inches
AVAILABLE

strong

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
AVAILABLE

Part of the “ 1 word is a 3-course-meal ” Series

FOLLOW THE LIGHT

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
120 X 48 inches
AVAILABLE

HAPPY SAD ANGRY HORNY

Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 48 inches
SOLD

EVERYTHING

Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 60 inches
SOLD

*SPARK

Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 60 inches
SOLD

WITHOUT LIMITS

Mixed Media Painting on Cardboard
22.75 X 17.5 inches
SOLD

The HUMAN Series

Humans are complex. Humans are imperfect. Humans are human. Mixed Media Paintings on Cardboard. Prints available.

“COLD OUTSIDE, HOT IN HEAD”
“BRINK EDGE VERGE”
“COLOSSAL CEMENT CITY”
“WITHOUT LIMITS”
“RESILIENCE”

THE STREET

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
SOLD

KNOCK SMACK THUMP SCREECH

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
SOLD

CITY WIDE, ALWAYS FAST

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
96 X 36 inches
SOLD

THE BOARDWALK

Mixed Media on Canvas
96 X 36 inches
(Diptych)
SOLD

Boxed In, Bursting At The Seams

Mixed media on Canvas
48 X 48 inches
AVAILABLE

The Blooms Got Me Dancing Inside

Mixed Media on Canvas
(Diptych)
72 X 48 inches

GROWSLIKEAFLOWER

Mixed Media on Canvas
48 X 48 inches
AVAILABLE

"Mick" Surfboard Print

Gyotaku Inked Print of Surfboard on Rice Paper & Mixed Media on Canvas. Collaboration with Scott Szegeski
24 X 82 inches
SOLD

"Steve" Surfboard Print

Gyotaku Inked Print of Surfboard on Rice Paper & Mixed Media on Canvas. Collaboration with Scott Szegeski
24 X 68 inches
AVAILABLE

"Doug" Surfboard Print

Gyotaku Inked Print of Surfboard on Rice Paper & Mixed Media on Canvas. Collaboration with Scott Szegeski
24 X 80 inches
SOLD

BIG SKY

Mixed Media Construction on Paper
100 X 72 inches
SOLD

HOME

Mixed Media Painting on Found Wood
36 X 24 inches
SOLD

CAN'T WALK A STRAIGHT LINE

“Can’t Walk A Straight Line” is a handmade book about NYC. Each spread tells a personal story about the vibrant, ever-changing city.

Copies of the book were previously available at The International Center of Photography Store.

See the book

BIG SKY is a print from my handmade book, “Can’t Walk A Straight Line,” purchased by a collector.

12345678910TIMES is a print from my handmade book, “Can’t Walk A Straight Line,” purchased by a collector.

12345678910TIMES / Details

Water the concrete, buildings grow like weeds is a print from my handmade book, “Can’t Walk A Straight Line,” purchased by a collector.

CONCRETE HEART is a print from my handmade book, “Can’t Walk A Straight Line.”

RAIN is a print from my handmade book, “Can’t Walk A Straight Line.”

electriCITY is a print from my handmade book, “Can’t Walk A Straight Line.”

The Creative Process

Big Brush and Inky inks
30 X 24 inches

TYPEWRITER

My 1945 Remington DeLuxe typewriter plays an important role in my life because my husband proposed to me on it. This is a series of experimental typewriter prints - part hand painted, part printed on wood panels.

WELCOME TO MY WORLD. (sold) / Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panel / 18 X 24 inches

LIFEISLIKE / Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panel / 24 X 18 inches

TRAFFIC + BLOAT / Two Panel, Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panels / 36 X 24 inches

A is for / Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panel / 24 X 18 inches

TRAFFIC / Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panel / 24 X 24 inches

TRAFFIC / Detail

skyline, / Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panel / 24 X 18 inches

skyline, / Detail

looks like people tastes like city (available) / Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panel / 30 X 40 inches

looks like people tastes like city / Detail

BLOAT (sold) / Typewriter Print on Painted Wood Panel / 24 X 24 inches

BLOAT / Detail

TRASHABET

TRASHABET was a daily typographic treasure hunt with my pup on the sidewalks of Brooklyn. I found each letter as is. Each TRASHABET is the culmination of many hours of hunting on the streets.

The first letter I found was the “e” in TRASHABET 1 which sparked my whole obsession with trash letterforms.

TRASHABET 1

TRASHABET 1 / Letter details: e, i, y, x

TRASHABET 2

TRASHABET 2 / Letter details: c, m, l, y

TRASHABET 3

TRASHABET 3 / Letter details: b, o, p, w

TRASHABET 4

TRASHABET 4 / Letter details: h, l, t, v

TRASHABET 5

TRASHABET 5 / Letter details: b, j, q, w

Here It's Not Stars, It's Planes

Two Panel, Print on Metal
72 X 24 inches
SOLD

SELF

Archival Print on 100% Cotton, Hot Press Bright White Paper
22.5 X 60 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 12. Unframed.

PALETTES

I always use pieces of cardboard to slap down paint, glue and jot notes. I save every one or reincorporate them into paintings. Each board captures the messy process of creation. I have come to love them as captivating mini-pieces of artwork.