CINEMATIC: paintings by Larry
Willis
Willo
North Gallery
2811
N. 7th Ave
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Opening:
June 6, 2014 7:00 PM – 10 PM
Closing
reception June 20, 6:00 PM – 10 PM
The
costumes characters wear in films can help mold how the character is viewed.
Likewise the role played by an actor can shape our perception of the person
playing the part.
A familiar face can hold a certain kind of
power. People come to think they know someone famous by the parts they play in
films, on television or what is published in the tabloids. We make up in our
minds about the kind of person they are and come to like or hate them because
of this image of them. I am not immune to this practice. In the paintings in
this exhibit I have at times placed people in situations of my own devising,
the cinema of my mind. Some present the person allowing
the viewer to formulate their own ideas based on their idea about who this
person is. In my paintings I try to strike a balance between realism and
abstract flatness. –Larry Willis
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