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Artist Statement:
My painting is based on the figure and it's relationship to inanimate objects in obscure locales. Mysterious, symbolic, and intimate, the dramas unfold in a place where time and space are compressed. I paint for the mind's eye. Logic and common sense only interfere. My work lives in a visionary world, where symbolism and dislocation breathe. Where gravitational laws are often abandoned and the images capture moments when the mind is disoriented.
The figures drift among fractured thoughts, architectural motifs and isolated everyday items. Subjects cross-reference each other. People often appear to be entirely encased in their own thoughts. They are sometimes repeated within the same painting, lost in thought. The paintings inspire thought on the minutiae of daily living. Rather than simple colorful pictures; instead my work are mindscapes; where imagination is the key for the visual/emotional experience. In my dream world, ideas blossom and time momentary stands still.
I work from live models, charcoal drawings and a very active imagination. As a painting progresses, I begin a narrative inspired by the various subjects at hand. Images, thoughts and environments accumulate. These are not premeditated works. There is an ongoing transformation of form, of subject ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2000 Selected Artists, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City.
1999 New Painting, The Art Students League Gallery, New York City. Curated by Frank O’Cain.
1998 Figurative Paintings, The Art Students League Gallery, New York City. Curated by Fred Mitchell.
1994 Trees and…, Tompkins Square Library Art Gallery, New ...
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Wayne Hoey Biography:
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Age
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50
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| Gender |
Male
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Married
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| Children |
2
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Your Personal Biography |
My painting is about the relationship between the natural and artificial world set in obscure locations. Mysterious and symbolic, a story line begins in unusal places. I paint for the mind’s eye… logic and common sense only interfere. The people in the paintings live in a visionary world and where gravitational laws are often abandoned. I capture moments in time when the mind is dislocated, disoriented and unguarded.
The human figures drift among fractured thoughts, nature elements, and architectural motifs in vibrant color. The subjects cross-reference each other and speak about our place in time. The men and women appear to be entirely encased in their own thoughts… momentarily lost in reasoning. Meditative, the paintings invite reflection on the minutiae of daily living. Rather than simplistic pictures, instead these paintings are mindscapes… where the imagination reigns.
I work from my imagination, live models, charcoal drawings, and photos. As a painting progresses, a storyline emerges inspired by the various subjects at hand. Images, thoughts and environments accumulate. There is an ongoing transformation of form, subject and color. I was educated in NYC at the School of Visual Arts and in Richmond, VA at Virginia Commonwealth University where I received a B.F.A. in Art. I’m Lifetime Member of the Art Students League of New York. |
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