They're not all that big but they're certainly sweet. Alabama based artist
Clayton Colvin's exhibition
Put Down Your Stars is at
Margaret Thatcher Projects. In a March interview with
Brian Edmonds for
The Curating Contemporary Blog Colvin discussed his process
I have to reference a phrase that is in my head while I paint, “how do you want to live your life, and what does that look like?”
I am interested in how structure and pattern is in place in my day to day experience. And I question these patterns. Usually they break down on their own and new ones arise. For example, one of my kid’s soccer practices will be rained out or daylight savings changes the routine, or someone close to me is born or dies. For a while I was interested in painting the act of willing a change in routine, but more recently I am less aggressive, more interested in how fragile the pattern or structure is -and the paintings hopefully reflect that. More
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Clayton Colvin, Beneath Light and Shadow, 2013,
Acrylic, graphite, charcoal, conte crayon, and ink on Arches watercolor paper,
37 x 28 inches, Margaret Thatcher Projects |
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Clayton Colvin, Gravity will not last forever, 2012,
Charcoal, pigment, graphite, and acrylic on linen, 46 x 56” Margaret Thatcher Projects |
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| Clayton Colvin, Brain Wash, 2013, Acrylic, graphite, charcoal, and pigment on linen, 20 x 16” Margaret Thatcher Projects |
