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Mike Gough
When I Was Younger - Minimalist Scenic Still Life Flowers in a Vase Painting

2023

About the Item

Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings are autobiographical but carry universal narratives. In the absence of detail there is an opportunity for one’s own memories to develop. An expansive solitude and sense of isolation is met with a universal feeling of what it means to belong. This unique 16 inch square mixed media painting on panel explores our relationship with memory and the natural world. This piece is signed by the artist on the back and is wired and ready to hang. The sides are painted and the artwork does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and international shipping available. This artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery. At its core, his practice explores how our relationship with the natural world connects and defines us. Working in mixed media, he endeavors to create familiar meditative spaces that exhibit a personal journey, but simultaneously invite the viewer to insert themselves in the narrative. These paintings partially stem from a fear of memory loss as a result of experiences with Alzheimer’s in his family. Not only does the painting process exercise Gough’s memory, but the paintings themselves act as records of his experience becoming a blend of reality and idealism. They are not painted from photographs; the places are not precisely rendered and the experiences are not accurately told, but they are Gough’s authentic recollection of them. The intent of his work is to create a patchwork map of memories as a guide back to the authenticity of human feeling. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2023 “Mike Gough: The World Is More Than You Can See”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2019 “Certainty of Tides,” Jones Gallery, Saint John, NB 2018 “The Impression of Something Real,” Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL 2017 “This Place Will Follow You”, Fisher's Loft Conference Centre, Port Rexton, NL 2016 “How We Get There,” Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL 2014 “We Made This Our Home,” Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL 2013 “Retrace,” The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, NL “Surfacing,” Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2021 “Representation of Imagination”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Affordable Art Fair NYC, New York 2020 LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA Art Palm Springs, Palm Springs, CA Affordable Art Fair NYC, New York 2019 “Together we Roam,” Christina Parker Gallery, Toronto, ON Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong “Mood Shifts,” Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2018 Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, ON 2017 “Great and North,” Curated by Francesca Valente for Imago Mundi, Palazzo Loredan, Venice, IT Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, ON 2016 “Architec Tonic,” 2 Rooms Contemporary Art Projects, Duntara, NL Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, ON 2015 “Narrative, NL,” Grenfell Art Gallery, Memorial University, NL “30 + 1,” Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL “Paper,” Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL Art Toronto, Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, ON 2014 “Keeping Current: Artwork From Our Country’s Eastern Edge,” Abbozzo Gallery, Toronto, ON “Changing Tides: Contemporary Art of Newfoundland and Labrador,” The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, ON 2013 “A Celebration of Gallery Artists,” Christina Parker Gallery, St. John’s, NL 2011 “Arts and Letter Exhibition,” St. John’s, NL: Winning Entry “City of St. John’s Art Procurement Exhibition,” St. John’s City Hall, St. John’s, NL 2010 “Nothing To Be Done,” Empire Gallery, London, UK “Necessary Illusions,” CSM Interim Show, Curated by the Chelsea School of Art Curatorial Critical Framework Course, London 2009 “Time After Timeline,” Eastern Edge Gallery, Members Exhibition, St. John’s, NL 2007 “Segment,” B.F.A Graduation Exhibition, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Corner Brook, NL 2006 Student Print Exhibition, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, NS “Harlow,” Harlow, Essex, England GRANTS AND AWARDS 2016 2 Rooms Contemporary Art Projects, Residency, Duntara, NL 2013 Elbow Room Studio Residency, The Rooms, St.John's, NL 2012 NLAC Professional Project Grant 2011 NLAC Professional Project Grant SELECTED COLLECTIONS City of St. John’s Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Permanent Collection Husky Oil Corporation Permanent Collection Mischon De Reya, Solicitors, London McInnes Cooper, St. John’s, N Bank of Montreal Cox and Plamer, St. John’s, NL Fortis, St. John’s, NL The Rooms Permanent CollectionGlobal Affairs Canada
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    2023
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    Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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    Los Angeles, CA
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    Seller: ARTSPACE WAREHOUSE_GOUGH_WHEN I WAS YOUNGER1stDibs: LU42612962142
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