The Dry World

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Timothy McDowell
The Dry World
2015

About the Item

"The Dry World" is a contemporary painting by Timothy McDowell. Timothy was born in Texas in 1953 and received his MFA from the University of Arizona in 1981. He is currently a professor of printmaking and drawing at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally with gallery representation here in the U.S. and Canada and has represented the U.S.A. at the Quenca Biennial, in Ecuador. Collections include The Metropolitan Museum of Art Print and Drawing Collection, The University of Iowa Museum of Art, The New Mexico Museum of Art, the Tucson Museum of Art, Fidelity Investments, J.P. Morgan, A. G. Rosen Collection, The Benziger Family Winery Collection and others. In this body of work he attempts to define his understanding of the current environment through observation and depiction. The subjects are elemental: earth, water, fire and air. They belong to the canonical list of universal components. These elements have historical relevance in both literature and art as symbols of Nature's force. Their balance or imbalance is the determining factor for the preservation of life or its destruction. These elements may elicit either fear or awe, according to the viewers' experience. These works originate from an investigation of the urgency stirred by the present natural imbalance. They poetically encapsulate his anxieties, fears and hopes of being in this world. His initial reaction to the current state is later transformed into denunciation of misused resources and the hope for restoring them. His response to pressing environmental issues informs his painting method. Unlike traditional work that entails a slow preparation of ground and substrate, his painting expresses urgency through direct action on raw linen with paint and hot wax. This strategy, however, is not to be interpreted as mere spontaneous gesture. The immediacy is in fact accompanied by careful re-evaluation of the issue that translates into the complexity of positive brush strokes and negative open forms of linen: the symbols of his evolving language.

Creator:
Timothy McDowell (1953, American)
Creation Year:
2015
Dimensions:
Height: 72 in (182.88 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Medium:
Linen,Oil,Wax
Movement & Style:
Contemporary
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Atlanta, GA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU36031280563