Looking at the works of Gerald Clarke allows you a unique perspective on one of the oldest cities in the United States. His paintings of Boston, Massachusetts give us an intriguing interpretation of such a well documented city. His painting style is a mix of impressionism and expressionism. His style and perspective give such a revived look to the city that even a native Bostonian may have to look closely to know the location in the painting.
Gerald Clarke was born and raised in Hull, Massachusetts. Hull is a small peninsula located south of Boston. Clarke grew up in a small section of Hull known as the village and spent his youth exploring the local waterways and woods, discovering what he could of what nature had to offer.
After High School he studied art on his own focusing on pencil drawing until 1991. It was at this time that he began working with oils.
How far can you picture yourself going to capture the perfect moment? Can you imagine yourself hiking for miles through the woods, photography gear in tow? Climbing over and under fences or through broken windows? Can you see yourself going through all of this just to get inside an old abandoned building? A building that once inside offers another set of even more dangerous obstacles. Things like: scaling busted pipes, walking on or falling through rotting floors, or navigating dark hallways that seem to have no end.
Imagine doing all this while, at the same time, trying to evade the fears that surface in all of us once we are deep inside a dark and forgotten place.
If you can see yourself being able to overcome all of this just to capture the perfect shot of a forgotten place or time then you might have a general idea of what goes on in the world of Jason Baker.
We met David at an event early on, while working on the Project Exposure Magazine. He showed a high level of enthusiasm as a fan and as a contributor. He is about to finish his senior year at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester and we thought it was a great time to talk to him about the future of his artwork, including his solo show in July titled: (why do the).black birds.(follow?)
Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Jennifer Costello at SOWA in South Boston. She is a wonderful young painter who uses her unique painting style to reveal the beauty in the world around us. Her natural scenes are laid out over multiple canvases that allow the viewer some freedom in their interpretation of her works.
NOSE GO is the alias of a relentless graffiti and mixed media artist from Philadelphia. With a signature "booger" like character and a really original style, NOSE GO has put big artwork up in many galleries and on many walls in Philly.
He's been to lots of recent shows and there's plenty more in the near future, as well as a custom vinyl toy and some videos, you'll be hearing a lot more form this colorful character.