Patric Stillman is a
self taught artist working mainly figuratively who is fearless. He not only is
the owner and director of Studio Door, he curates show and arranges classes
for artists to help with their professional development, has supplied a place
for artist to work and paint/create. He
is, thus, a touring figure himself. For
this show he is working with the black and white palette of film noir. You get
a double punch of illusion; that which
is created by the paint tones and shapes and the references and the multimedia
installation which contains moving images.
This series of images is very personal, a young man’s
journey into gay adulthood. Many of Stillman’s generation of role models, died
of aids. But as a very social creature,
he hopes that some of his creations can speak to a new generation. These are
stories can be interpreted by the viewers as they wish. Stillman is always
thinking of others and it might be the bases of the second part of this
display. The Brotherhood
Taro is a masculine themed deck that has been digitally enhanced to combine
fantasy characters and landscapes. Taro decks of cards are for sale as are larger
individual versions of the images.
Next for Patric Stillman is a show of Galleriest in San
Diego who are also artists and who will be giving back to the community with
consultations for emerging artists. Stillman is also curating the New
Contemporaries exhibition at the re-located Art San Diego in Del Mar at the end of September. These
are the emerging artists nominated for the SD Art Prize in
2017.
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