Gale Hart
I am driven to create art that exposes the contradictions and inequities of modern life. My work explores potent and controversial themes—animal welfare, graffiti life, gun culture, social media, and the inherent power dynamics in professional sports—and I do so with a curiosity and humor that sometimes lengthens into the absurd. I am a self-taught artist, I work across mediums, including hand drawn books, monumental paintings on canvas, highly polished sculptures in stainless steel, aluminum, and sculptures of cast concrete or bronze. I am meticulous about producing masterfully crafted finished work. My ease in creating art from metal, wood, and paint can be traced to my childhood. My grandfather, a car mechanic, let me play with the bolts, nuts, scrap metal, and wood in his garage. As a full-time professional artist for the past forty years, I have experimented with highly technical processes and fabrication techniques, solved engineering and structural challenges, and kept public commissions within budget while maintaining narrative composition and a visual vocabulary that engages the viewer. My work can be found in private collections, museum permanent collections, including the Crocker Art Museum, California; and public spaces, including Virgin Voyages Cruise line, Italy; the Golden One Sports and Entertainment Center, California; and the Elk Grove Animal Shelter, California. My solo and group shows include Museum of Modern Art, El Paso, Texas; Context Miami; Context New York; Spoke Art Fair; and Art Aspen.
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