Trevor Guthrie
dal 1/12/2006 al 1/1/2007
Segnalato da
1/12/2006
Trevor Guthrie
McCaig-Welles Gallery, New York
Guthrie uses Polaroid’s and found images to create large monochrome charcoal drawings. He works on massive sheets of paper to render scenes of modern life. His drawings morph proportion so as to play with the viewer’s eye and often one must walk around his work to find the proper perspective.
Solo show
The McCaig Welles Gallery is pleased to represent an exhibition
of work by Trevor Guthrie.
The opening reception will be Saturday December 2nd, 2006
from 7-10 pm.
Trevor Guthrie uses Polaroid’s and found images to create
large monochrome charcoal drawings. A figurative artist, he
works on massive sheets of paper to render scenes of
modern life. His drawings morph proportion so as to play
with the viewer’s eye and often one must walk around his
work to find the proper perspective. Black humor, art
historical references, and political commentary can all be
found in his work. Guthrie often critiques the media
presentation of world events, operating under the axiom that
those who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it.
The title of the show is a quote from the poet Arthur Rimbaud
that translates from German to “Where the Stars are Sleeping."
It is a reference to the sublime, ethereal quality of his art.
Guthrie credits Francis Bacon as a major influence as well as
Velasquez and Caravaggio. Described as a contemporary
Edward Hopper, Guthrie persisted in representing the figure
when it was not popular to do so.
Trevor Guthrie was born in Fife, Scotland and grew up with
three siblings. He was raised in Canada where his family
immigrated when he was one. He attended the Victoria College
of Art and Design and now lives in Zurich Switzerland with his
wife and young son. He regularly exhibits in Zurich, Basel, and
Berlin.
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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: Saturday, December 2, 2006 7-10 pm
McCaig-Welles Gallery
129 Roebling Street, Brooklyn - New York