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Artist Exhibitions:
2009 Credits and
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition,
"Non-Conformist, The Grey
Series" of paintings, Artists
Haven Gallery
(www.artistshavengallery.com),
December 1, through December
30, 2009,
Artist Profile in "Art is
Spectrum" Magazine, The
Chelsea Perspective, Vol. 21,
May 2009,
www.artisspectrum.com
Selected for Inclusion in
"International Contemporary
Masters 2010...
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Artist Galleries:
Luminarte Gallery, Dallas, TX
www.luminarte.com
Agora Gallery, New York City,
NY www.agora-gallery.com
Oxide Gallery, Denton,TX
www.oxidegallery.com
The Wit Gallery, Lenox, MA
www.thewitgallery.com
Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles,
CA. www.infusiongallery.com
www.caladangallery.com
Michael Joseph Gallery, Ft.
Lauderdale, Fl www....
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Artist Statement for Jim Lively
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Whether portrayed in the abstract, realism, or somewhere in between, I am most influenced by both the beautiful and unattractive components of contemporary urban culture. Many times, one painting will reflect both components.
My art tends to focus upon interesting juxtapositions of close-up images of human faces. Often, the larger images border upon realism and are caught expressing a panoply of emotions usually directed at the other images that share the canvas. Several of my recent works such as the tongue in cheek entitled "Lenin and Things" contain unlikely combinations of images such as a statue of Lenin which is dwarfed by a billboard size fashion model displaying a vacuous stare.
A number of works contain both large images and interrelated small images. For example in the painting "Staring at Natalie", all the smaller images are a depiction of a collective group of voyeurs staring at a larger image of a posed fashion model. I want those viewing the painting to be the ultimate voyeur. The viewer is not only drawn initially to the larger image in its own right but also cannot help but then notice the relationship of the smaller images to the large image.
Works displayed on my website are representative of the last few years of my work.
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