We are honored to announce our latest exhibition at Twelve21 Gallery, “Fractured,” featuring the work of Michael Wyshock.
The opening of this solo exhibition will be held on Thursday, April 24th from 7p – 10p at Twelve21 Gallery! Artwork will be available for purchase in-house beginning opening night and online following the reception.
This event is free and open to the general public – so let us know your coming and invite your friends!
Michael Wyshock (b. 1978) is an American artist who has won many prestigious awards and honors for his work, including the Pollock Krasner Award. He has exhibited in museums and galleries both nationally and internationally throughout the years. Currently living in Sarasota, FL, Wyshock teaches in the Fine Arts Department of Ringling College of Art and Design.
Through his narrative and abstract compositions, artist, Michael Wyshock, explores questions such as how we view the world, translate memory and experience space as he investigates new ways of understanding the human experience. He does this by breaking these concepts down to their simplest form, displaying simple truths in abstraction.
Wyshock’s mixed-media paintings all begin with a clear image of something that he has directly experienced or seen. Then, working from memory, Wyshock tells his personal story through the use of color, line and shape – both revealing and camouflaging different elements of each experience.
Technology has created new ways of viewing and interpreting the world around us and Wyshock explores this pixilated world through his abstract paintings. His work heavily incorporates the study of light, prisms and pixilated images – conveyed through flat, solid planes of color and the interchangeability between line and shape, bringing direction and form to the composition.
Often times, Wyshock also incorporates “found” objects into these paintings as well, helping to aid in the communication of his work. When possible, the exact object from an experience is repurposed for a piece – a process that Wyshock prefers to re-fabricating a similar version, questioning the moral responsibility of consumers.
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