A Blessed Unrest Collage

Gerald Huth was born and raised in New York City to an émigré family who instilled in him a deep love of culture and the arts. He currently live in Forestville, a lovely town along the Russian River in Northern California. Many of his original influences stemmed from travels in Europe and European art, particularly Post-Impressionism and the Ecole de Paris. These past 20 years he has traveled extensively in Asia, and the arts of India, Cambodia, Japan, etc. have become a strong influence on his work. He feel that art, similar to music, is the universal language that allows us to reach across cultures and generations. My mixed-media pieces combine many different materials. In my oil paintings, I incorporate a variety of papers as well as low-relief wood sculpture, giving them a three-dimensional quality. I have also done larger relief pieces, on various-shaped canvases, combined with woodcarving. The collages are made of a great many art papers collected during my journeys to Asia, mixed with a variety of drawing techniques – charcoal, pastel, ink, and watercolor. I feel that combining a variety of materials gives me greater freedom, and expands the possibility of artistic expression.