Skye Gwilliam

SKYE GWILLIAM-
Unique depth of emotion conveyed through the line.
An aversion to easy influence. The clear ability to copy and imitate if desired, but an equally clear commitment to pursue originality. A deliberate choice of departure from the norms and traditions of what “art” and “painting” are.
Both classic and modern compositions - relating to the landscape/abstract division of work. This seems to correspond to where he is physically (France/Ojai/SB/small town/big city) and how his state of mind is mentally (lonesome/contemplative/emotional/”happy”) at the time each piece is created. Landscapes tend to signal a time of external relation to the world, the abstracts tend to signal a period of turning inward, more of a conceptual relationship having to do with a pure emotional state.
Conceptually, and especially with respect to the subject-matter of the work, evidence of deep, penetrating thinking about the nature of humanity and of the place of humans in the world - especially with respect to their precariousness and feebleness as a species.
Aesthetically, there are layers of influence stemming from the exploration of form and medium that has ensued over the last decade of work - from graffitti, to abstraction, to portraitur...

Self taught British American painter,
Born in Ojai California currently living in Saint a Girons France

Skye Gwilliam Peintre 12.04.1981 Ojai, Californie, Etats-Unis 2 rue de la République 09200, Saint-Girons 07-67-57-65-25
Telios Design Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2010
Gone Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2012
Bell Arts Factory, Ventura, Etats-Unis 2013
Michael Kate Contemporary, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2014 Gone Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2015
Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2015 Arts Fund, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2016
Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2016 Silo 118 Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2017 Gone Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2017 Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2017 Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2018 Primavera Gallery, Ojai, Etats-Unis 2018
Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa-Barbara, Etats-Unis 2019 Akiza Art Gallery - Montmartre, Paris, France 2019 Galerie Bonnière, Saint-Girons, France 2020