Frank Lepkowski explores the intersection of technology and human touch. This Viewing Room brings together recent works that merge digital tools and analog gestures, reflecting the overstimulation of contemporary life. By building custom interfaces and software, Lepkowski challenges how we interact with machines—and each other—in a hyperconnected world.

Frank Lepkowski explores the role of modern technology in society, both in his subject matter and artistic process. He builds software and web applications that rely on human touch as the primary form of interaction. Intertwining these digital tools and analog techniques, he creates multi-layered compositions that reflect the noise and stimuli of the digital age. By merging tactile gestures and digital interfaces, Lepkowski blurs the lines between user and creator, presence and automation. His compositions reflect a world of visual and sensory overload—glitches, icons, screen captures, and hand-drawn marks collide to form rhythmic, textured surfaces. Rather than distancing himself from the digital, he embraces it as a raw material. His works don’t simply represent technology—they engage with it, demanding the viewer to slow down and reconsider how interfaces shape our perception. Based in Detroit, Lepkowski’s work has been commissioned publicly by Louis Vuitton, Takoi, and Complex Media. He is a recipient of the 20/20 Emerging Artists Fellowship through Playground Detroit and the Knight Foundation. His work has been featured in Complex Media, Acclaim Magazine, and Oyster Magazine. He has mounted solo and two-person exhibitions at Playground Detroit (MI), LVL3 Gallery (Chicago), and Skylab Gallery (Columbus), and has shown internationally in group exhibitions. He is also a special lecturer in Oakland University’s Department of Art and Art History. Through his work, Lepkowski poses questions rather than answers: Can digital tools still feel intimate? Can interaction—real or virtual—become an emotional space?