Ged Quinn at The Modern, Fort Worth

Written by Katy Crocker // April 26, 2012 // Art // No comments

Ged Quinn opened this week at the The Modern in Fort Worth with works described by the museum as “awe-inspiring in their combination of painterly skills and provocative conceptual strains.”

Quinn, an English painter, has had prominent exhibition throughout Europe. However, this is his first notable exhibition in the states. And, his paintings are markedly different than most artists working today. Frieze Magazine calls Quinn’s work, “pseudo-Classical Arcadian and romantic landscapes (many of which are based on those of Claude Lorrain) with an energetic resonance that is as insistent as it is simultaneously insidious and overt,” writes Michael Bracewell.

Focus: Ged Quinn is on exhibit through June 17.

Ouranophobia, 2012 Oil on canvas 104 1/8 x 78 3/4 inches

Written by Katy Crocker // April 26, 2012 // Art // No comments

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Katy Crocker graduated from the College of Santa Fe with a degree in art history and was the director of ARTWORK International until spring 2010, when she moved to Austin, Texas. From there, she focuses on contemporary art and cultural history. In addition to writing for AdobeAirstream, she regularly contributes to Proxart Magazine, Los Angeles.