Oct 16 2019
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Nov 17 2019
David Becker: Buddha Paintings

David Becker: Buddha Paintings

Presented by George Lawson Gallery and First Tuesday ArtWalk at George Lawson Gallery

Opening Reception:
* Thursday, Oct 17, 5:30-7:30 pm

First Tuesday ArtWalk:
* November 5, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Art Talk with George Lawson:
* Saturday, Nov 9, 4:00 pm

Exhibit Dates:  October 16 – November 17

[Pictured: Buddha Painting 1 (Red Buddha), 2018, acrylic on canvas, 78 x 78 in.]

George Lawson Gallery is pleased to present selections from David Becker’s The Buddha Paintings.

These works are complex overlays of rectilinear, organic, and figurative painting. The figuration is comprised of silhouetted images of Buddhist statues.

Embedded in Becker’s robust, gestural paint handling, the Buddhas raise questions about the correlation between art-making activity and mindful stillness as integrative disciplines.

The Buddha Paintings re-interpret a wide array of the contemporary artistic cannon. They recycle cubism, collage and the gestural improvisations of abstract expressionism, as well as grid painting, crazy quilts and the kind of cultural sampling we might associate with Robert Rauschenberg’s random imagery.

In order to appreciate the contemporary relevancy of Becker’s seemingly non-objective and largely formal approach, viewers must look to the found cohesion in his composite image. Becker borrows from various sources, but with a sense of interdependence, both internally and externally, that convincingly synthesizes his historical references.

The end result manages in the midst of their jumble to achieve a sense of resolve, a whole. David Becker’s paintings at once provide us a window into change, and the tools to cope with it. In their response, they are Buddha Paintings indeed.

Admission Info

Free admission

Phone: (415) 531-0348

Email: info@georgelawsongallery.com

Additional time info:

Opening Reception:  Thursday, Oct 17, 5:30-7:30 pm

First Tuesday ArtWalk:  November 5, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Art Talk with George Lawson:  Saturday, Nov 9, 4:00 pm

Gallery Hours:
Wed–Sat:  11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday:  12:00 noon – 4:00 pm

Dates & Times

2019/10/16 - 2019/11/17

Location Info

George Lawson Gallery

18 E Blithedale Ave #12, Mill Valley, CA 94941

Parking Info

Street parking