Henry Taylor articles + images
Vince I like these paintings from Henry Taylor. I do see some reseblences to Paul Gauguin the one painting i am thinking about is "Vision After the Sermon" 1892. This gets me back to the Fauves and Expressionism circa 1912, Matisse, Andre Derain, & Georges Rouault. If Henry is aware of this or not it must be noted. Were on a 100 year cycle. Its seems the economy is on the same 100 year cycle as well.
From: vincent johnson <lanyartiststudio@gmail.com>Date: February 4, 2009 10:45:05 AM PSTTo: Sal Reda <salvatorereda@gmail.com>Subject: Fwd: Henry Taylor articles + imagesHello Sal,I just got my February Artforum and I saw the ad for Henry Taylor, who is havint three one man shows at the same time in LA, NYC and Paris galleries.He is 51 years old. His career started in 2005. He graduated from Cal Arts in 1995 and worked in a psychiatric center for a decade.he is in Saatchi's next painting show, in the Rubell show in Miami that is going to East Africa, and a lot more.He never had lots of people around him until he became an Art Star.all for now
VinceThe Studio Museum in Harlem
144 West 125th Street, New York, New York
Henry Taylor: Sis and Bra
April 11, 2007—July 1, 2007
Henry Taylor, Sis and Bra, 2004
NEW YORK, NY, March 15, 2007 - After years of working odd jobs-including a ten-year stint as a psychiatric technician-the painter Henry Taylor is finally receiving acclaim as one of today's most engaging emerging artists. The Studio Museum in Harlem is proud to present his first museum solo exhibition, Sis and Bra, an exploration of economic and racial disparities of the United States through portraiture. Taylor, who finds inspiration in just about everything around him, has a refreshing, idiosyncratic perspective on the American cultural landscape.
"Taylor started his formal art training later in life," explains Associate Curator Christine Y. Kim. "While considered by some to be an 'outsider artist' because of his work's aesthetics and biographical background, he focuses on the intimate and familiar world for inspiration, and situates these experiences within the living trajectory of contemporary American painting."
The exhibition will feature a selection of Taylor's recent figurative paintings. While his pieces come in a variety of sizes and are often made on a wide range of found materials, including cigarette and cereal boxes, cutting boards and suitcases, these works are primarily on traditional canvases. Taylor frequently depicts friends, family members and acquaintances at barbecues, sporting events and other neighborhood activities. A perceptive portraitist, he captures nuances of expression and mood in his subjects, including his former hospital patients (Tasered, 2005) and family members such as his son Noah. In Homage to a Brother (2007), a portrait of Sean Bell, the African-American man recently shot and killed by plainclothes detectives on the eve of his wedding in Queens–Taylor utilizes found images of Bell's neighborhood and environment to comment on the larger issues the killing brought up.
Organized by Christine Y. Kim, Associate Curator, Henry Taylor: Sis and Bra will be on display from April 11, 2007 through July 1, 2007.
About the Artist
Henry Taylor was born in Oxnard, California in 1958 and drew and painted throughout his teens. One of eight children raised by a single mother, he worked odd jobs throughout his career, including a full time job as a psychiatric technician at Camarillo State Hospital from 1984 to 1994. He received a BA at the California Institute of the Arts in 1995, and his work has been featured in solo gallery shows on both coasts.
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Henry Taylor: GIRRRRRL! (Event Over)
- When:Fri 9/12/08 (6PM)
- Where: Santa Monica Museum of Art
- Address: 2525 Michigan Ave. Santa Monica, CA Map
- Cost: FREE!
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SANTA MONICA MUSEUM OF ARTPRESENTSPROJECT ROOM 1: HENRY TAYLOR: GIRRRRRL!SEPTEMBER 13 – DECEMBER 13, 2008Opening reception: Friday, September 12, 7 to 9 p.m.
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ART LA 2009Mesler & Hug will bring Henry Taylor's first West Coast museum exhibition, Girrrrrl! to ART LA 2009. Taylor's paintings poignantly examine the social, political, and racial disparities that persist in the United States, and includes four new works depicting scenes from Taylor's personal life and urban community. Taylor uses lush strokes, an exuberant color palette, and the language and logos from products of pop culture in his vivid portrayals of friends, loved ones, local characters, childhood memories, and neighborhood landscapes.
