Gallery 621 Featured Artist
for the month of August:
Daniel Hunter
PAGES
from the book
Everything Explained
Once again, Hunter has developed a new style of work for his featured show. The work is a selection of pages from an imaginary book, Everything Explained. Each page features enigmatic lines of text in rich colors and shapes, surrounded by the border of contrasting colors and shapes. The effect is intriguing, and challenges the viewer in terms of whether to regard the pages as mysterious text or as paintings. Viewed either way, the work ranges from bright and playful to more dark and serious, and leaves the viewer to wonder what secrets were contained in missing pages.
Each page is painted with enamel on 16” X 20” thin wooden sheets that are affixed to wooden panels. Hunter uses a reverse process in which he first applies blended color, then a material that preserves that color while he adds another layer of paint. Layer upon layer is built up in this way until he is satisfied with the result….or sands down the paint and starts again. This is a very similar process he used when working with layers of ceramic glaze on his clay work.
Hunter’s new work can be seen at Gallery 621 from August 7 to September 6, Friday through Sunday from 12:00 to 6:00 PM. The gallery is located at 309 First Street, Benicia. There will not be a reception for this exhibition. Please wear a face mask. Hand sanitizer is provided at the door.
Page 7, from the book Everything Explained