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Email PageCome All Ye Faithfull
September 14, 2006- October 21, 2006
Reception: September 15, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Jared Buckhiester
Envoy
535 W 22nd StRealism intersects with Symbolism in the work of Jared Buckhiester. Gifted with a strong visual memory, Buckhiester is able to revive a very specific atmosphere from his youth. He does so through imagery that reflects bizarre and powerful visions of intimacy, vulnerability and menace.
Much in the tradition of the classical draftsman, subjects such as landscapes and interiors are re-visited, be it with a twist. Buckhiesterıs patiently rendered drawings of sensitive landscapes, and fantastic scenes that teem with teenage outcasts, are infused with deep spiritual feeling. Highly individualized motifs such as lonely houses in the middle of nowhere and Deep South suburban misfits form just some of the structures through which his work addresses social and moral consciousness.
Sporting an endearing smile, one is drawn by the fairytale quality of the work, only to quickly take a step back, as having been somehow surprised in the midst of some diabolical activity. By hinting at the dangerous allure behind an assumed appearance, the artist explores the mystery and fantasy underlying the surface reality, but he does so with a sense of humor and a lightness of being, insuring that acceptance, can be found in each piece.
Buckhiesterıs drawings evoke the suspicion with which he seems to regard both his fellow man and the inanimate objects that surround him. He treats the phenomenon of pain related to sexuality with incredible tenderness. His mix of sexual innuendo and theological references should make the work disturbing or difficult, but it is intimate and tender at the same time, which makes it captivating instead.
Jared Buckhiester grew up in a Southern Baptist community in Dahlonega, near the North Georgia Mountains and moved to NYC in 1995. He graduated from Pratt Institute in 1999. This is the first solo show of the artistıs drawings. His first European solo exhibition will be at Galerie du Jour Agnès B in Paris, France from 28 October thru 2 December 2006. A book of the artistıs work will be published by envoy mid-September 2006
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