Carrie Secrist Gallery
835 W Washington Blvd
312.491.0917
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Andrew Holmquist "Worlds Collide!"
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Sep 9, 2011 – Oct 15, 2011
Tuesdays–Fridays (10:30am–6pm)
Saturdays (11am–5pm)
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“Carrie Secrist Gallery announced that they were "reinforcing [their] commitment to emerging artists" this season, starting with an exhibition from Andrew Holmquist titled Worlds Collide! The large paintings in the first gallery show Holmquist striking just the right balance of intuition and planning, free gesture and planned stroke. It's clear that the artist takes genuine pleasure in paint itself and its application; the colorful smears of paint are delicious. The second gallery hosts a plethora of smaller paintings that Holmquist is completing daily and hand delivering to the gallery. Despite their difference in size these smaller pieces feel just as complete and as well worked as the larger ones.”
Abraham Ritchie, Flavorpill
In the main gallery, Andrew Holmquist shows a complete series of paintings embodying his intuitive gestures and logical problem solving. Employing both recognizable and imaginative imagery, the artist utilizes thick, layered brushstrokes that reveal his internal thoughts and viewpoints. He also mines art history for referents, making nods to the limited palette of Rembrandt or the ribbon-like brushstrokes of Titian. Holmquist's daily series, experiments in technique and vocabulary meant to capture fleeting thoughts and images, are on view in gallery two. Comprised of small-scale paintings, drawings, and assemblages, the daily works emphasize the artist's presence in the studio. The momentary resolutions made in these small works are often visible in Holmquist's larger paintings.
