Travis Lindquist
dal 12/10/2006 al 4/11/2006
Segnalato da
12/10/2006
Travis Lindquist
McCaig-Welles Gallery, New York
Solo show
Solo show
The McCaig-Welles Gallery is pleased to present an
exhibition of work by artist Travis Lindquist. The
exhibition will open on October 13, 2006, from 7-10
pm. The collection will be comprised of mixed media
collage and painting.
Lindquist’s work involves the layering of a vast
array of imagery including the history of
Freemasonry, Religion and Symbolism,
the artist’s fascination with DNA and lineage, and how
much of the above is interpreted by American Culture.
Lindquist's aesthetic is straightforward and direct,
focusing primarily on a single image, most often
figurative, situated compositionally as the single
focus of the painting. This figure is often
distorted, limbs twisted, necks hideously elongated,
body collapsing, eyes penetrating. A simple line
of text, melancholy, sarcastic and humorous
simultaneously, is captioned above the figure’s
head, requiring the viewer to address this
strangeness sitting before us. Often the reaction
is empathetic and somewhat humorous as we address
the absurdity we often encounter in our own lives.
The power behind these images is used like
propaganda , not to influence politically but to
inspire the viewer to experience life more honestly
and fully.
Travis Lindquist was born in 1969 in Boston Mass. He
attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and
Tufts University. He worked as one of the animators
on Richard Linklater's movie Waking Life, and is
also a member of the Goldmine Shithouse Art
Collective. He has most recently shown at the Capla
Kestling Gallery in Brooklyn and Gallery So in
Stockholm Sweden. Lindquist is accomplished in many
mediums, including painting, sculpture, video,
photography, sound, and digital animation.
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McCaig-Welles Gallery opened March 3, 2001 at
Havemeyer and S. 2nd Street, and moved to its
current Williamsburg location at 129 Roebling Street
in September of 2003. It is an artist-run gallery
emphasizing urban and street art, showing mid-career
and well known artists including NYC Lase, Shepard
Fairey, Futura, The Tats Cru, Seen, Quik, Ewok, Dalek,
Doze, and Martha Cooper. McCaig-Welles is a member
of The Williamsburg Gallery Association and was
cited for "Best Graffiti Art" in "The Best of
Manhattan" issue of The New York Press. Recent
reviews and articles have been featured in
The New York Press, AM NY, The Village Voice, The
Wooster Collective, The Columbia Spectator, Paper
Magazine and others.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 13, 2006 7-10pm
McCaig-Welles Gallery
129 Roebling Street - New York