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Judith WyerEmpire and Cotton: Figurative Painting of a Museum Guard with Portrait Paintings2020
2020
About the Item
Figurative painting of a male museum guard with portrait 19th century paintings of women in white dresses at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Empire and Cotton," painted by Judith Wyer, in 2020
oil on linen
24 x 22 inches with a handmade natural dark wood frame
Artist signature, verso
This figurative painting was made by Connecticut based artist, Judith Wyer, in 2020. The painting features a museum guard standing against a white wall between two large portraits of 19th century female socialites in white dresses. The title exposes an unjust social structure behind an otherwise normal scene in a prominent museum.
Artist Statement:
Making a painting is a journey with an unknown destination.. In this respect, I consider my process much like a writer where the narrative seems to develop itself. The relationship of the word and the image is crucial. My work often begins with a photograph of a captivating image, a fleeting moment of everyday existence.
From this I begin the process of developing the narrative which most often requires numerous edits and lengthy periods of just looking at the work and not touching it. This can take years. The work and I grow together which hopefully yields a provocative and intimate elucidation of the human condition. Once I arrive on a title, which is almost never at the outset, everything comes into sharper focus and the work's form and meaning come into closer agreement. .
In fact, I never consider a piece finished. The challenge of one piece informs the next which sometimes leads to resurrecting an incomplete piece from the past. My attic is full of such unfinished works.The words of Diego Velazquez continue to guide me, "Es Verdad, No Pintura."
Artist Resume:
Judith Wyer is an artist based in Connecticut.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, 1994
Arts Student League, New York, New York, 1990-92
Private studies with Robert Kulicke, New York, New York, 1991
Intermittent Studies, National Academy of Design, School of Visual Arts, Art Students League, New York, New York, 1975-1990
Bachelor of Arts, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1975
Selected One Person Shows
Recent Work, Hotchkiss Library, Sharon, Connecticut, 2019
“Presence,” Art Wall David Hunt Library, Falls Village, Connecticut, 2018
Winner’s Exhibition, Washington Art Association, Washington Connecticut, 2017
“The Art of the Bloom,” Minor Memorial Library Community Gallery, Roxbury, Connecticut, 2016
“Painting People,” Art Wall, David Hunt Library, Falls Village, Connecticut, 2015
“Getting There,” David Hunt Library Gallery, 2013
“Going Places,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2009
“Beyond Nature,” Bachelier Cardonsky, Kent, Connecticut, 2006
“Their Portraits and Their Works,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2003
“Humanity,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2002
“Life and Still Life,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2001
“Bravo,” Paris, New York, Kent Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 1999
“Underground, On the Ground, Above Ground,” Paris, New York, Kent Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 1998
“Visions,” Paris, New York, Kent Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 1996
Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York, New York, 1995
“Classical Extremes,” Paris, New York, Kent Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 1995
Selected Group Shows
“Seeing Red,” Meeting House Gallery, New Marboro, Massachusetts, 2019
“Girls”, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, New York, 2018
“100!”, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon, New York, 2017
“Meeting Past,” Akin Library, Pawling, New York, 2016
“Meeting Past,” Akin Library, Pawling, New York, 2015
“Meeting Past,” Akin Library, Pawling, New York, 2014
“Just Drawing,” MidHudson Heritage Center, Poughkeepsie, New York, 2014
“On the Move,” Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut, 2014
Invitational show, PUAB, Bethel, Connecticut, 2012
Invitational show, Front Street Gallery, Patterson, New York, 2012
“Still Life,” Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York, 2010
“Painted Cities,” Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York, 2010
“Closing Show,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2009
“Twentieth Year Anniversary,” Bachelier Cardonsky, Kent, Connecticut, 2008
“Memorial for Jacques,” Bachelier Cardonsky, Kent, Connecticut, 2008
“Small Works,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2007
“Diverging Similarities,” Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, Maine 2006
“Textural Rhythms,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2006
“Animals,” Paris, New York, Kent Gallery, Kent Connecticut, 2005
“Doors,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2005
“Small Works,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2004
“Bridge to the Country,” Kismet Gallery, New York, New York, 2003
“Chairs,” Paris, New York, Kent Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2003
“Still Life,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2002
“Urban Scenes,” Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York, 2001
“Works on Paper,” Exhibition Space 156, Brooklyn, New York, 2001
“Summer Show,” Holland Fine Arts, Nantucket, Massachusetts, 2001
“Small Works,” Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, New York, 2001
“Urban Imagery,” Bachelier Cardonsky, Kent, Connecticut, 2001
“The Painting in the Painting,” Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, 2000
Selected Juried Shows
Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, N.Y., Martica Sawin, juror, 2020
Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, N.Y., Eric Aho, juror, 2019
Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY, John Yau, juror, 2018
Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, N.Y., Priscilla Vial Caldwell, juror, 2017
Washington Art Association, Washington Ct., Eric Aho, juror, 2016
Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, N.Y., juried by Stanley Lewis, 2016
Washington Art Association, Washington Ct., juried by William Bailey, 2015
23rd Annual Small Works Exhibition, Washington Square East Gallery, New York, New York, juried by Tricia Collins, Tricia Collins Fine Arts, 2000
173rd Annual Exhibition at the National Academy of Design, New York, New York, 1998
Bowery Gallery, New York, New York, juried by William Bailey, 1997
Women in the Visual Arts, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, juried by Susanna Coffey, 1997
20th Annual Small Works Exhibition, Washington Square East Gallery, New York, New York, juried by Edward Thorpe, Edward Thorpe Gallery, 1996
19th Annual Small Works Exhibition, Washington Square East Gallery, New York, New York, juried by Jacquie Littlejohn, Littlejohn Gallery, 1995
Bowery Gallery, New York, New York, juried by Jane Freilicher, 1995
Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, juried by William Bailey, 1995
Awards
Juried Exhibition, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, selected by William Bailey, 1995
Old Greenwich Art Society, Annual Exhibition, selected by Daniel Greene, 1991
Selected Bibliography
Lakeville Journal, Review by Leon Graham, 2006
New York Times, Nov. 4, 2001, Connecticut Section
New York Times, April 19, 1998, “Courtly Bow to Tradition and Those Who Revere It,” by Ken Johnson
New York Times, March 1, 1998, Westchester Section, “Show Revels in Innovative Use of Center,” by William Zimmer
Publications
Cover art, Epoch Magazine, Vol. 63, Cornell University, 2014
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- Creation Year:2020
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Hudson, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2277644262
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