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Andre Breton

It is a strange life, when I consider it, how I struggle to attain strength and clarity, to mold base materials into forms that will express me and my attitude, my joy and appreciation. I work alone, who cares if I produce anything or not, or if anyone appreciates it? Still I believe a good thing will not perish.

My paintings are landscapes for the viewer to enter and explore, decoding the meanings behind combinations of clippings and colors, challenging them to understand the association between juxtaposed elements and phrases. I am motivated by the challenge of defining areas of vast space, and the struggle to express my most inner thoughts and ideas to the viewer.

I collect printed materials gathered over a lifetime by myself and others; a newspaper clipping from the Moon Landing my grandmother saved, a flyer from a show I saw in Toronto, or a ticket stub from a movie with someone I loved. Materials layered like paint through a collage technique I have been developing over the years using acrylic paint and a variety of stains, glazes, and pigments made from dirt and ash on masonite canvases, or parts of barns and houses. These materials were taken from an old family farm on Gumlick Road in Roanoke, Kentucky, the objects I’ve found there, the buildings, and the land itself have provided a great deal of inspiration to me. Trying to understanding how this land and the lives of my ancestors has created the person I am today and working on the same ground as my fathers is very important to me.

My work is presented to you as a documentation of my attempts to express myself and my attitude, my joy and appreciation, my relationship to the past and others, and my purpose.

SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS

2007 The Greenwich, Cincinnati, Ohio
2007 Terra Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2007 The Agora, Columbus, Ohio
2007 The Marx Gallery, Covington, Kentucky
2006 qTen, Westerville, Ohio
2006 Xoma Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio
2006 The Kirsten Bowen Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2005 SHOW Columbus, Columbus, Ohio
2005 The Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2005 Durkin's Eclectic Art Limited, Columbus, Ohio
2005 MadLab, Columbus, Ohio
2005 "M" an Ultramodern Gallery, Covington, Kentucky
2004 Supraphonic Studios, Columbus, Ohio
2004 ComFest, Columbus, Ohio
2004 St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, Covington, Kentucky
2003 Studio ASH, Columbus, Ohio
2003 Cox Fine Arts Center/OSF, Columbus, Ohio
2002 Edward Hopper House Art Center, Nyack, New York
2002 Rocky Mount Arts Center, North Carolina
2002 Franklin Square Gallery, Southport, North Carolina

SELECTED
COMMISSIONS
& COLLECTIONS

2007 Extrem Makeover Home Edition, Commission
2006 Tracie McGarity Interiors, Commission
2005 EMH&T, Collection
2005 Fresh A.I.R Gallery, Donation
2005 "M" an Ultramodern Gallery, Collection
2004 Excellent Pictures & Words, Commission
2004 LD Management, Collection
2003 Ivonne Lie, Indonesia, Collection

REPRESENTATION

Durkin's Eclectic Art Limited, Columbus, Ohio
The Marx Gallery, Covington, Kentucky