Tom Uttech New Paintings
Tom Uttech NEW PAINTINGS: A PREVIEW
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D
uring our recent Covid isolation Tom Uttech has continued his studio practice of creating richly imagined depictions of the Northwoods based on his long, extended sojourns in it over many years. Uttech’s new paintings are now divided roughly into three primary motifs—“Migrations” in which the landscapes are inhabited with dense arrangements of flying birds; “Reflections” in which complex details of forest patterns are reflected in water; and the long panoramic view toward a distant horizon, often with a bear looking out with the viewer to a place described by the critic Lucy Lippard where “the scrubby natural grandeur and spiritual power of this place is transmitted with extraordinary detail that transcends ordinary experience.” His beloved “Migration” paintings, examples of which are in major American museums including Crystal Bridges, New Orleans and the Smithsonian, are giving way to a new motif —“Reflection” paintings. Two major “Reflection” paintings were included in our most recent gallery show, and we look forward to the new ones, two of which are in-progress now. “Symmetry is life, it’s reality. That is magic. Painting, hopefully can do that too.”
catalogue
All dimensions include the artist’s hand painted frame
Nind Ombisse, 2020, oil on linen, 31 x 371â „8 inches
Nin Nomageb, 2020, oil on linen, 463⁄4 x 503⁄4 inches
Obanite, 2020, oil on linen, 40 x 38 inches
Onagaskwawai, 2020, oil on linen, 72 x 67 inches
Nind Okwinomin, 2020, oil on linen, 41 x 43 inches
Nin Nondam, 2019–20, oil on panel, 151⁄2 x 171⁄4
Nin Nondetibikisitka, 2019–20, oil on panel, 161⁄4 x 171⁄4 inches
Nin Nondeshima, 2019–20, oil on panel, 173⁄4 x 151⁄2 inches
Ogidibig Gi-bimosse, 2020, oil on rag board, 191â „4 x 171â „2 inches
Nin Nominikwetawa, 2020, oil on board, 135⁄8 x 147⁄8 inches
Ogidigamig, 2020, oil on board, 161⁄2 x 171⁄2 inches
This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition New Paintings: A Preview October 24 through November 28, 2020 This exhibition is presented in advance of a larger exhibition and publication scheduled for 2021–22.
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Front cover: Nind Okwinomin, 2020 (detail) Back cover: Onagaskwawai, 2020 (detail)
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