The Awakenings Project: Galleries (Kurt Taecker)

Kurt Taecker (1953-2010)

   

Kurt Taecker
  


Painting was Kurt Taecker’s means of survival. Since diagnosis of mental illness at age 17, he had been compelled to create artwork. Driven, he grasped a brush, palette knife or spatula, oozing with oil paint, then worked the canvas until it reflected the twists and turns in his mind... and beyond. Throughout the process, he said, "is a sense of healing, a momentary lessening of anguish....The main thing is I’m still here today", said Taecker. And he will always be here, in spite of his "passing away" on January 31, 2010. His presence will live on in his lasting legacy of art, music, musings, and his independent research on cancer prevention. But most of all, Kurt will live on in the hearts and minds of Awakenings artists everywhere, as we continue to celebrate his life and many accomplishments.

   
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