108. WADE
GUYTON
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U Sculpture
2005 Mirrored stainless steel, Ed. of 3 100 x 45,72 x 416,56 cm. |
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Wade Guyton/Stephen Prina
Installation view 1 2015 |
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Wade Guyton
Installation view 1 Friedrich Petzel Gallery 2014 |
BIO & STEPS
Born:
In 1972, Hammond, Indiana, USA
Nowadays:
Lives and works in New York
Studies:
1996 – 1998 Attended the
M.F.A. Program at Hunter College, New York
1990 – 1995 B.A., University
of Tennessee, Knoxville
Themes and
style:
Guyton’s early “drawings” from around 2003,
are filled with black Xs over ripped-out book pages. The color black and the
letter X became signature motifs. Since 2005, Guyton has worked on canvas. Typically Guyton’s work is exhibited in a
series.
Techniques:
His work
is developed in sculpture and paintings.
Exhibitions
Representative
Galleries:
Helga de Alvear
Petzel
In
his own words:
“I
hated art as a kid. I didn’t even like art class. I didn’t like to draw. I
would make my dad do all the drawings because I hated it so much. Once I won a
contest—or rather, he did. The drawing was really good, and I thought I was
going to get caught because it was selected for some bigger show outside of
school. The teachers wanted the same drawings, but for us to redo them on
bigger paper. I thought, “Oh, shit. They’re going to make me do the drawing in
front of them, and I have no idea how.” Luckily, that didn’t happen.”
For
more Information:
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/wade-guyton/#page3