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Preview of my show at Creative Arts Guild

Daniel Liam Gill — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:58:10 +0000

Connective Tissue will make it’s premiere at the Creative Arts Guild in Dalton GA this Friday, July 2nd, 2010. Several new works will be included in the 50+ pieces on display throughout the month of July. Here’s a preview of the paintings. Information and directions to the show.

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Seeds

Daniel Liam Gill — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:10:55 +0000

This series grew out of the acrylic experiments. These are smaller than the others, less of an expanse to work with. As I explored the shapes with my pencils,
I found their seeds.

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Ambiguation

Daniel Liam Gill — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:09:00 +0000

This series grew from a session with Stephanie Landers. We had been working together for a couple of days and had exhausted the usual figure poses. I stopped painting and began to focus on energy instead of form. Something raw and ambiguous emerged.

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Dysphagia

Daniel Liam Gill — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:08:09 +0000

I’d been working with the Connective Tissue idea for a year or so when I had a dream of playing a game of chess. I decided to try taping off an old painting in a grid, then creating a new one on top, removing the tape after the paint had dried. I found something interesting, a separation of the viewer from the original, a wall. The grid broke the picture plane and disturbed the space.

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Ephemeralia

Daniel Liam Gill — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:07:47 +0000

This is another series that started with Stephanie. I had her stand facing right, then left and attempted to blend or smash the two halves together. I like the grotesqueness of the images, the disturbing aspect, though my friend Celeste finds them hilarious.

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Fascia

Daniel Liam Gill — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:06:04 +0000

This is a triptych portrait series that I started in 2008. It uses the gridding system from Dysphagia over repeating sections of a model. I’m also experimenting with unwrapping the form and multiple views on the same form.

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Fascia

Visceralia

Daniel Liam Gill — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:05:09 +0000

Visceralia is my attempt to capture the energy and emotion between the artist and the model. I keep my palette sparse, just using primaries and umber with very little “flesh” over the form. It’s raw, it’s visceral and it’s alive.

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Sketches

Daniel Liam Gill — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:04:52 +0000

These are pages from my sketch books, done since 2006. Most use pens, the earliest are ballpoint. I switched to Micron in 2007 and I am using Zig Millenniums at the moment. I like the .005 for it’s fine lines.

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