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Michal Hunter
Selfie #3 Michal Hunter’s painting was based on a photograph taken with an iPad. “The perspective required to include the full figure – my usual format – resulted in surprising distortion that I liked for both the disorienting nature of it as well as how it demonstrated an ongoing theme of my self portraits, i.e., […]
Tom Hill
Tom Hill, one of the featured artists in our October exhibition, Perspective: A Fresh Look at Contemporary Painting and Drawing, discusses his work “Rustic Touch”: “I am drawn to lurid, flashy colors applied with layers of paint and glitter and images lifted from advertising and erotica. My work is infused with a queer and feminist […]
Ronald Gonzalez
Profile “The dramatic tonal range of blacks both obscures and reveals anthropomorphic objects that are brought to life as improbable archetypal beings that provoke a sense of wonder, fear, suffering, and strangeness.”
Charity Henderson
Assemblage Charity uses multiple media and techniques to create a single portrait. “This figure is formed of several sections, some of which are colored, some monochromatic, some detailed, some blurred. This approach suggests a multifaceted psychology of self which is not easily simplified.”
Roxana Alger Geffen
Bildungsroman “I use graphics and content from the computer game Minecraft as source material. This work explores the many places where Minecraft exploration and real-life exploration, including parenting, overlap visually, emotionally, and structurally.”
Emily Glass
In Conclusion “The socially aware figures originate from the study of cadavers in biology labs, insects in university entomology museums, and local herd animals in paddock enclosures. Some issues explored are ideas of self-image, social indifference, and reactions to being watched.”
Andrew Fish
Outpost Andrew Fish, “Outpost”: “I seek a painterly aesthetic but mimic photographic visual language through calligraphic mark making.” On view now at Hillyer for the month of October!
Ric Garcia
Man Bond Ric Garcia, “Man Bond” is on view in our current exhibition, Perspective. “My work builds upon the legacy of pop art to present a narrative about blended cultures.” This graphic work questions advertising and its implied messages, referencing hero worship and Latino and gender cultures.