The accomplished collage artist David Kassel launched ILevel in 1990 to enhance the appeal of art through its installation. David’s gift for illuminating the essence of art and unveiling new ways of seeing art through skillful display makes ILevel the national leader in its field.
David directs art installations of a wide variety of genres in diverse venues. Since artworks serve varied and overlapping intentions in different environments, he can arrange art to complement a decorative space or place artifacts to showcase their singular merits.
With his ILevel staff of artists who have fine arts and art history backgrounds, David consults with private collectors, corporations, hotels, galleries, dealers, framers and the nation’s leading interior designers and dealers, including Folk/outsider art dealer Frank Maresca.
His acclaimed artistry and technical skill make him an ideal spokesman as an installation artist. ILevel installations are featured often in numerous publications, highlighting premier designers with whom David enjoys close consultation.
Prior to founding ILevel, David held positions at the Guggenheim Museum, Neuberger Museum and Shephard Gallery installing diverse exhibitions from Russian Constructivism to 19th century French Romantic painters.
David’s passion for art emerged early. His artistic journey started as a boy in Nyack, New York, a village long known for embracing the arts. At age seven David studied ceramics and painting at the Rockland Foundation for the Arts. His affinity for visual art called him to study etching and printmaking while in high school and partake in a pre-college Cornell University arts program. He traveled widely through Europe to view the world’s great art.
David’s BFA from Purchase College allowed him to research in depth Josef Albers conceptions of color and practices through Alber’s own disciple, Sewell Sillman. Here David grasped the difference between visual intention and affect, the experience of absorbing a concept projected by a piece of art. His art placement at ILevel resonates with this aesthetic principle.
David describes the evolution of his personal collage art as “a non-stop trans-temporal, trans-cultural ride.” He broadened his artistic vision and skills at renowned art colonies, including Dorland Mountain Colony, Villa Montalvo artist residency and The Vermont Studio Center. His works have been exhibited in The Hudson River Museum, Edward Hopper House, numerous galleries and private collections.
Due to a life richly immersed in the appreciation of art, David’s greatest asset is his gift for engaging every project with an equal sense of vigor. Be it a priceless masterwork, family photo or object of purely sentimental value, his art of placement enhances its aesthetic appeal. David Kassel’s ultimate satisfaction comes from enabling clients to live and work joyfully amidst their art.
