Gerald Guthrie: The Power of Suggestion
March 30 - May 5, 2006
Armstrong
Moving Images, Still Images & Miniature Environments by Gerald Guthrie, Associate Professor at UIUC
Sponsored by Timothy Kent Gallery and Framing
Artist Reception follows Art Talk
Gerald Guthrie writes:
"I ask the viewer to ponder such issues as the presence of absurdity in belief and ritual. It is my intention to elicit contemplation about the many important, yet enigmatic issues associated with every-day life by creating images with unusual metaphoric twists played against familiar, even comfortable backgrounds. Though there is also an element of humor in the work, it is the humor of nervous laughter, intriguing yet slightly discomforting."
Artist Biography:
"I was born in 1951 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. My father was a college art professor for 37 years and former graduate student of Grant Wood in the late 1940's.
After finishing my freshman year at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, I transferred to the University if Wisconsin-Milwaukee and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in printmaking in 1974. I then entered graduate school at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and received a Master of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in lithography in 1977.
My professional career began as an Art Museum Preparator (1977–1980) and Art Museum Exhibits Designer (1980–1982) at the Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Illinois. I later held these same titles in the service of the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois (1982-1987).
I am currently an Associate Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois."