Kurt Herrmann
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Kurt Herrmann born 1972, Lock Haven, USA is a painter from the mountains of Pennsylvania whose practice covers both figurative and abstract genres but above all, he is a colourist at heart. Two of Kurt’s recent shows were featured in Time Out Chicago and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Kurt continues to exhibit around the world but although his exhibition schedule is increasingly international, Kurt’s rural Pennsylvanian roots continue to influence his work.
Artist Statement
“Colour does not need to represent anything other than itself. It is universal yet nothing is more personal. And that’s how I present these paintings. I’m distilling something that struck me, but the interpretations and feelings they provoke in others can be infinite
In my Colour Bomb Series I want the paintings to radiate across the room but to also whisper quietly beside you.
I want big sound and silence. Many of my shapes, forms and colors have been extracted from the mountains of Pennsylvania where I live and work, but I also sample bits and pieces of memories and places I’ve never been. There are trunks of trees, winter skies, deer legs, the pink from a summer watermelon and Greek islands I’ve always wanted to see – these are some of the sparks that start a painting but they are not the whole story.
I’m very aware of the fact that even if a painting was initially inspired by something exotic, or an extremely personal event on the other side of the planet, all my work is filtered through my studio in the hills of Appalachia. The colours, silence, space, seasons, landscape, even the rednecks impact everything I make. It’s inescapable” – Kurt Herrmann.
Artist CV
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021 Drunk on Water, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Australia
2021 Appalachian Bebop, Yard Dog Gallery, Austin, T
2020 Neon Mountain Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2020 Online Appalachian Lockdown Watercolors, Octavia Art Gallery, LA, USA
2019 Blue Eyed Shark James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2019 New Color Bombs Anala Art, Sydney, Australia
2019 Bandits, Bears and Dirty Bombs, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Australia
2018 The Kiwi Suite, Color Bombs at 12 Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2017 Solo Show Sidewinder Gallery, Chicago, USA
2017 Colour Bombs, Anala Art, Sydney, Australia
2016 The Fruit of Sugar Valley, Firecat Projects Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016 Hot Feet, Converge Gallery, Williamsport, PA
2014 Siberian Street Scenes, Yard Dog Gallery, Austin, TX
2014 Blockheads, Yard Dog Gallery, Austin, TX
2013 Solo Show, Wagner College, Long Island, NY
2012 Solo show, Station Gallery, Lock Haven, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Untitled. 2022, traffic jam galleries, Sydney Australia
2020 Unplugged, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2020 Atomic Color, Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA, USA
2019 Vivid Sozo Gallery, Charlotte, NC, USA
2019 The Other Art Fair – Sydney, Australia
2019 Color Me12 Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2018 Auckland Art Fair –12 Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2018 Moving Targets, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2018 Five Sozo Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2017 Boogie Street 2 person show with Johnny Romeo, Penny Contemporary, Hobart, Australia
2017 Group Show , Sidewinder Gallery, Chicago, USA
2017 Group Show – 12 Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2016 Group show – Converge Gallery, Williamsport, PA
2014 3 Person Show – Firecat Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Group Show, Yard Dog Gallery at Firecat Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 4 Person show – Art Association of Harrisburg, PA
2012 Highwire Gallery Group Show – Alumni, Philadelphia, PA
2012 From Life, Group show, Converge Gallery, Williamsport, PA
2012 Gwanghwamoon International Art Fair, Seoul, Korea
Untitled. 2022
Untitled. is an annual tjg initiative that focuses on celebrating the works of guest artists foreign to our gallery space. Curated from local, interstate and international artists all at varying stages of their artistic journeys.
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September 29, 2022
We are excited to share new work by REBECCA PIERCE for her upcoming solo exhibition opening October 14th 'And Yet Again' 61 x 45cm acrylic paint and ink, oil sticks and charcoal on canvas $ 1,200.00
September 25, 2022
'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' by DEAN REILLY "Much of our early colonial history is riddled with absurdity. Explorers doomed for failure through bad planning miscommunication and a disconnect and discomfort with the landscape. Like a fish out of water or a naked white man on a chartreuse camel, the new can sometimes appear bizarre." - Dean Reilly 'Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time' 40.5 x 51cm, 43.5 x 54cm framed acrylic on canvas $ 1,400.00
September 24, 2022
"The great gold rush has never really ended it has just become corporatized, legalised, monopolised, justified and naturalised. Fly into the heart of Australia and you will see men in uniform moving about in airports, to go and dig up the earth to provide security and pleasure for their families." - DEAN REILLY Gold 1, 2 and 3 on display and available now
September 24, 2022
'Gone Fishing' new work by Miranda Summers. This work is 20 x 20cm oil on canvas $ 640.00 with free packing and shipping Australia wide. For overseas shipping, please contact the gallery. This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022.
September 23, 2022
"In Australia, space and place stage stories torn between absurdity and beauty, the knowable and unknowable, and the sublime" - DEAN REILLY 'There is so Much to See Here Study' 20 x 25cm, 23 x 28cm framed acrylic on canvas on board $ 350.00 with free packing and shipping Australia wide.
September 23, 2022
'Banksia Fringe' 61.5 x 61.5cm oil on canvas $ 1,450.00 by MIRANDA SUMMERS. This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022.
September 22, 2022
"I have come to learn that the landscape is represented by my internalised feelings drawn from experience and memories within the landscape and my landscape is littered with heroes, villains, myths and legends grounded in story." - DEAN REILLY Solo Exhibition on now until 30 September You can browse and buy works online via our website and view the exhibition page and catalogue. Or please feel free to contact the gallery team with any questions or enquiries.
September 22, 2022
"Black swan theory suggests that the black swan is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a complete surprise. One can only wonder how early Northern hemisphere explorers would have perceived and reacted to seeing the first black swans." - DEAN REILLY 'Odette Study' 20 x 25cm, 23 x 28cm framed acrylic on canvas on board $ 350.00 Free packing and shipping Australia wide
September 21, 2022
Dreaming of sunny Sydney days with MIRANDA SUMMERS new works inspired by scenes of Sydney ! 'Pink Pocket in Time' 20 x 20cm oil on canvas $640.00
September 21, 2022
DEAN REILLY'S 'Past Present Future' 51 x 40.5cm, 54 x 43.5cm framedacrylic on canvas $ 1,400.00 "The past, present, and future is governed and informed by our feelings towards the landscape you are in. Whether you see it as majestic natural wilderness, a wild mongrel scrub to be developed or sacred country, is up to you. However, mostly it is inherited through the stories we hear and the experiences we have that form our views of the landscape and ultimately the world." - Dean
September 20, 2022
DEAN REILLY'S Solo Exhibition 'The Landscape is Beyond Me' is on now until September 30th. "In Australia, space and place stage stories torn between absurdity and beauty, the knowable and unknowable, and the sublime. My experience towards landscape comes from my internal feelings and experiences of country through observation, study, and from the dreams I had as a little boy growing up on the land. Landscape can be viewed as a majestic natural garden, a wild mongrel scrub or sacred country, for me however, landscape represents a strange combination, torn between the heroic and the absurd. I think it is the absolute hopelessness of the situation that we can find joy, connection and hope in the landscape that is beyond me." - DEAN REILLY #birdpainting
September 20, 2022
The gallery will open as usual 10am - 5pm on the Queens National Day of Mourning public holiday on the 22nd of September. Please contact the team if you have any questions or enquiries. #northshoreart
September 20, 2022
Inspired by Sydney ! New work by MIRANDA SUMMERS 'Bridge the Harbour' 61.5 x 61.5cm oil on canvas $ 1,450.00 This work is available to purchase now but is still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022. For enquiries or to view more new works by Miranda, please reach out to the team or visit Miranda's page on our website. #texturedart
September 19, 2022
"The myth becomes clear as the truth becomes clouded. The story becomes legend and begins to inform us in how we feel about our history and how we feel about ourselves as people. What we choose to believe becomes the way in which we view the world and form morality. Inspired by Nolan’s Ned Kelly series. The Bushranger is caught in a fused representation of a centaur. Here the figure is caught between the human and the animal, metaphoric for the wild and tame." - DEAN REILLY Solo Exhibition ON NOW with free packing and shipping on all works Australia wide 'Myth' 122 x 91cm, 125 x 94cm framedacrylic on canvas $3,500.00
September 19, 2022
'Picnic Point' 31 x 31cm oil on canvas $720.00 by MIRANDA SUMMERS with free packing and shipping Australia Wide ! New works by Miranda including this piece are available to purchase now but are still drying and will be ready for collection or delivery early October 2022. For enquiries or to view more new works by Miranda, please reach out to the team or visit Miranda's page on our website.
September 18, 2022
"I have heard conflicting opinions on the art of water divining. Some people believe it is very precise and reveals the location of underground water. Whilst others believe there is water everywhere, it is only matter of depth." - DEAN REILLY Divine Calling 101 x 101cm, 104.5 x 104.5cm framed acrylic on canvas #australianpainter
September 18, 2022
