 Up Against The Wall Austin Furtak-Cole oil on canvas, 58" x 68"; $5000 Exhibited at Village West in the Under the Influence show, Fall 2016 |
 The Wall Philip Guston Inspiration piece for Austin Furtak-Cole for the Under the Influence show, Fall 2016 |
"Philip Guston has always been a big influence in my work, and people
have often noticed that influence through the paintings I make. At the time that I made this
painting I wanted to push through the influence he had had over my painting by overtly copying
Guston's work and inserting myself into the them.
I'm interested in how Guston came up with his imagery and built a personal iconography over his
lifetime. I too am interested in creating my own personal iconography, but through an intense
looking at Guston paintings realized that I would need to come to that through my own personal
experience.
What Guston chooses to paint is based in his history and life habits. Copying and closely
examining his paintings sent me down a path of examining what I personally like, or am interested
in, to slowly uncover who I am as a person, and perhaps start building a personal iconography
for myself to paint from.
This painting marks the beginning of that process for me."
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