Join us for the first East Coast screening of a documentary about artist David Fertig, created by fellow painter Alex Cohen. This film invites the audience into the company of a singularly captivating character and his immersive studio in South Philadelphia. David, who lives without the internet and emulates the life of a 19th-century romantic, expounds on his contrarian existance and obsession with Napoleonic history, his influences and mentors, and his commitment to a life ruled entirely by art.
The film runs 58 minutes and will be followed by a short Q and A with the film's creator, Alex Cohen, facilitated by Clara Weishahn.
Click HERE to watch the Trailer.
David Fertig (born 1946) is an artist who lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his MFA from the Art Institute of Chicago (1972) and his BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art (1967). He taught at the Philadelphia College of Art (now the University of the Arts), Artists for Environment in Delaware Water Gap, New Jersey, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
Alex Cohen (born 1980) is a painter and frame-maker living in Newtown, Pennsylvania where he creates Art at Kings Oaks with his wife, Clara Weishahn. Located on a farm one hour from Philadelphia and two hours from New York City, Art at Kings Oaks reimagines an 1839 stone barn and chapel as unique settings for art to inhabit. Cohen and Weishahn curate abitious invitational group exhibitions and host inimate live arts events which feature the work of local, national, and international artists. Join the mailing list to hear about their next event.
