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Email PageDaniel Phill, Nick Terry, and James Oliver
December 11, 2007- January 12, 2008
Reception: December 13, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Daniel Phill, Nick Terry, James Oliver
George Billis Gallery
511 W 25th St Daniel Phill Frisson (2007) |
These watercolors mark a new development in Nick Terry’s painting, a departure from acrylics on linen and sandpaper surfaces. Typically, one thinks of a watercolor as very light, delicate, and fragile. Foregoing traditional qualities and motifs, Terry strives for deep, rich fields of color. In order to achieve this, the artist thoroughly researches the chemistry of watercolor paint, fabrication and manufactures his own paints. Only in this way is he able to create lush layers on a relatively large scale.
Upon first glance the compositions look like monochrome images, but upon closer inspection they are definitely not so simple. This is particularly evident along the margins of the image, which are intentionally left available for viewing. The history of each painting, how the composition was arrived at, every layer, is revealed, and is certainly a major element in the image. This history, and the sharing of it, is an honest nod to a straightforward process, and to the delicate, ephemeral nature of watercolor paints, inherent in these sensitive works. Nick Terry holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College. He lives and works in Marfa, TX.
Daniel Phill will exhibit his recent paintings in his solo exhibition at the George Billis Gallery, 511 W. 25 St. between 10th and 11th Avenues from December 11 - January 12, 2008. An artist's reception will be held at the gallery on Thursday, December 13, 2007 from 6 - 8 p.m. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Daniel Phill’s recent paintings continue the artists’ contemporary exploration of American Abstract Expressionism through the use of botanical imagery. Floral motifs are rendered through painterly arabesques. As the artist states, “The excitement for me is referencing an object by using loose gestures and very little information.” In large gestures, Phill “describes the essential details – long slender tendrils become reeds, pressed and flattened gobs of paint turn into petals, and delicate veins emerge from colors bleeding together” writes Dottie Indyke in ARTnews. The spontaneity of his forms and rich application of paint create a kinetic energy in Phill’s work.
Phill’s process is informed by mid-century action painters. He begins his painting flat on the ground, allowing paint to pool naturally. As the artist states, “I like…the paint to retain its juicy drippy quality. Once the background, lines, and layers of pigment have dried, I affix the canvas to a wall and begin editing and re-working it, drawing upon my training and personal aesthetic preferences.” The result is a body of work that teases the line between representational and abstract. Daniel Phill holds a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Stanford University and a Bachelors Degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work is included in the permanent collections of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Museum in San Francisco , the De Saisset Museum in Santa Clare, the Haggerty Museum in Milwaukee , and the Tuscon Museum , as well as numerous private and corporate collections.
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