June 27, 2008 – September 7, 2008
The United Company Regional Art Gallery
Opening Reception
Friday, June 27, 6-8 pm
Image: Naught, 2007, oil on canvas
About the Exhibition
Vaughn Garland is a self-portraitist. True, the appearances of his paintings cannot instantly be recognized as being characteristic of traditional self-portraiture, but this is because Garland introduces elements of autobiography during the painting process. The finished piece is not intended to represent anything objective other than a two-dimensional plane holding various layers and colors of paint. It is in how the paint is applied, layered and sometimes removed, that drives Garland’s point that these paintings are metaphors for a human life formed from the additions and reductions stimulated by gradual maturity.
Related Events
Sunday, August 31, 3 pm. Lecture by Vaughn Garland on his painting technique and the concepts that form the content of his work.
