Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Tullman Collection Artist Wes Magyar in New Show at Plus Gallery in Denver

Wes Magyar is an extremely interesting and vibrant young artist. Also a Colorado native, Magyar comes from a successful family of painters, although his style and technique vary greatly from his father and brother’s work. Unlike the abstract painters in his family, Wes’ work is purely representational, and almost always centers on a figure.

The role of the figure in his work is very important. He asserts that his paintings are not portraits, but rather representations. He works with actors to convey a specific action or thought that he has generally preconceived. Subsequently, the models themselves are not the subjects of the work. They function as a conduit for telling the story Magyar invented.

This particular series, in his typical large-format scale, is (potentially) an introduction to a larger narrative yet to be written. Though each piece is meant to exist as a stand-alone work, there are undeniable commonalities and relationships between the various canvases. From repeated symbols to duplicate faces, each of the works in "Convergence" is painted in like style and palette.

Magyar uses impressionist-like strokes of pure color to create the realistic faces in the forefront of his compositions. Each face is painted precisely, despite the size of the strokes, and so realistically that the viewer can almost feel the figure’s breath and can predict the texture of their skin. Aside from the formal components of his work, Magyar has a strong belief in the process of painting – and the life that process gives to the work.







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