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Arts by Dylan has a new look, and is under ongoing construction.
Who is this Dylan?
About Me and Arts by Dylan
My name is Dylan Carpowich, and like much of my work, this website is a blend of old and new — art, history, family, and technology.
This website is years in the making, and originally went by the name "Fog Bank Gallery" with the logo of the Trans America Building. It has been created by my late father and I from the very beginning, cataloging my family library and hand photographing every book. Over the years I have learned a lot, but I also learned that life ends at some point for all of us. My father retired in 2017 after spending over 20 years as a public school teacher in Vallejo California, spending his entire career teaching English to the children of immigrants, he passed away in 2024 from cancer. We worked together during his retirement on this business and enjoying each other's company.
At the end of the day, success in business, relationships, career is not as important as spending as much time as we possibly can with those we love.
I approach my work much the same way I approach my photography: part documentary, part reflection, part storytelling. Inspired by my father’s early street photography, I’ve developed my own take — capturing the world as most people actually see it, from behind the windshield, with street signs, highways, and movement framing the shot.
This site reflects years of personal history, creative work, and the evolving relationship between art, memory, and technology.
Quick Facts about Arts by Dylan dot com
- Founded in 2017 as Carpowich Art and Photography llc.
originally under the D.B.A SunWavePhotos - Over 3,000 products available
including about 1,000 books with
detailed descriptions, hand
photographed by myself. - About 200 non a.i. written blog posts,
currently being re-organized and edited
into multiple blogs. (with the help of a.i) - like many artists, not that many sales
- Sustainable: Every item
results in a tree planted to help fight climate change - An ongoing artistic pursuit that hopefully won't ever end
Words of Wisdom from my Father
Everything may Happen for a reason, But not everything that Happens needs a reason.
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"Shop the Story"
Isn’t just a slogan on Arts_by_Dylan_dot_com — it’s a mantra that keeps me creating even on the days when I don’t feel like making anything.
For most artists, the struggle is real isn’t a catchphrase — it’s reality. Creativity has been part of my life since I was a kid, first in the kitchen after my parents’ divorce, then in photography, video, writing, and design. Since 2016, I’ve written over 500,000 words, taken and edited thousands of photos and videos, and built a business one small project at a time.
Arts by Dylan is the result of that ongoing battle — not just with the creative process, but with the world’s expectations. It’s about carving a path using modern tools while staying aware of their limits. Some parts of our story get written by others — family, friends, jobs, relationships — and that’s part of it too. In life and in art, outside influence is unavoidable.
The secret is to keep writing your own chapter anyway.
