Saturday, March 20, 2010

Year of the Tiger

1962, 2010, oil on linen, 62 x 56 in., 157 x 142 cm.

Just finished my painting for an upcoming Bristol, UK group exhibition. This image was conceived back in January and is not only in celebration of the Chinese Year of the Tiger and my birthday, but also in acknowledgment (or a reminder to myself maybe) of the positive attitude or feeling I had going into 2010. I know it's not necessarily an uplifting looking image, but it is, I hope, a viscerally charged representation of the human need for vitality in life (which is not always gotten freely or without scars).

ART FROM THE NEW WORLD: Group Exhibition | May 15 – August 22
Private Opening Reception: Friday, May 14, 6:30 - 10:30pm
Opens to public Saturday, May 1st and will be on view 7 days a week until the close of the show.
Queen's Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL, UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 922 3571
Posted by Kent Williams at 9:08 AM

11 comments:

  1. Deocliciano Okssipin Vieira, aka OchymingMarch 20, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Hope there are some books out soon.

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  2. Julien aldayMarch 20, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    Hi, Kent !
    First, I want to apologies for my bad english !
    Can I ask why a horse in the upper left corner of your painting ?
    Just curious. ;)

    Maybe there's no particular reasons. ;)

    This is a great, great painting: I love the dynamism of the composition and the overall energy in it !

    Bravo !

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  3. Toni CogdellMarch 20, 2010 at 12:03 PM

    Oh my goodness, I live in Bristol and will definitely be seeing this show, can't believe I'll see this beautiful painting in the flesh, can't wait!!! Thanks for the heads up :D

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  4. Shamus MurphyMarch 20, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    this is great news - just the one painting? I'm going to have to make a special trip from london to see this!!

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  5. Miguel GarridoMarch 20, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    What paint so good! loose, free, expressive and realistic.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 20, 2010 at 10:47 PM

    INCREDIBLE!!! Wish I could see it in person. Thanks for the insight to it.

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  7. Alex SunderMarch 21, 2010 at 8:34 AM

    Kent, I love when you use multiple figures on your compositions. Great stuff as usual!!!

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  8. JelterMarch 22, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    I really like that figure on the left.

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  9. Scott EwenApril 2, 2010 at 10:03 AM

    Hi Kent,

    Curious if you could speak a bit about where you get ideas for your compositions from? They're always such an interesting mix of doodles and cartoons, incredibly finished sections, and other swirling imagery and atmosphere working together to form an abstracted narrative.

    I was wondering if you consider yourself something of a surrealist artist? There's a stream of consciousness feeling to your work but at the same time they feel very deliberate.

    Thanks again for sharing your work with us.

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  10. AnonymousApril 2, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    What a terrific piece - from the last year or so ' it looks like you're stepping through a new doorway . I would be interested in how you transitioned from your very early style of paint application - a J.Jones surface - to the visible process of application , if it naturally evolved or was a struggle to loosesn up .
    Thank , Al McLuckie

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  11. nadiaMarch 1, 2020 at 4:21 AM

    Please give some advice on how to achieve this kind of posts. white tiger marvel

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