Edward Brezinski

Edward Brezinski
Edward Brezinski at Club 57, 1981
Born
Edward Brzezinski

1954
Michigan, United States
Died2007(2007-00-00) (aged 52–53)
Cannes, France
Known forPainting
MovementEast Village

Edward Brezinski (1954-2007) was an American artist who, in the 1980s, became a painter in the East Village arts scene. He is the subject of the documentary Make Me Famous.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Early life

Brezinski was raised in Michigan, possibly in Chesterfield Township. He was born with the last name Brzezinski, and was the only child of his parents. His mother died when he was a teenager, and his father worked for General Motors.[5]

After leaving Michigan, Brezinski first moved to San Francisco, where he attended the San Francisco Institute of Art.[3][5]

He eventually ended up in Manhattan's Lower East Side.[5]

Later life

Brezinski lived in Berlin in the 1990s.[3]

Brezinski died in Cannes, France in 2007.[3]

References

  1. ^ Warde-Aldam, Digby (2023-02-22). "The unsung art of Edward Brezinski". Apollo Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ Cascone, Sarah (2023-07-21). "Who Was Edward Brezinski? Nobody Really Knows. But a New Documentary About the '80s Artist's Failure to Find Fame Could Change That". Artnet News. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ a b c d Haddad, Natalie; G’Sell, Eileen (2023-08-01). "Maybe Some Artists Don't Make It For a Reason". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  4. ^ Rosen, Miss (2023-02-17). "The Story of a Forgotten East Village Artist's Ill-Fated Quest for Fame". AnOther. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  5. ^ a b c d Michael, Jason A. (2023-09-07). "Why You've Probably Never Heard of Edward Brezinski, a Gay Michigan Artist Who Desperately Wanted to Become Famous". Pride Source. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  6. ^ Provenzano, Jim (October 13, 2023). "'Make Me Famous' — Painter Edward Brezinski and the'80s East Village art scene in a new documentary". The Bay Area Reporter.
  7. ^ Bradley, Brian (2023-01-19). "Who was Edward Brezinski? 'Make Me Famous' documentary explores artist". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  8. ^ DiLauro, Stephen (2021-10-23). "New doc on '80s artist Edward Brezinski, who yearned for fame like Basquiat and Haring but didn't attain it". The Village Sun. Retrieved 2023-12-07.