Bradford Overton Myth and Metal 2018

BR ADFORD OVERTON

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August 27 – September 8, 2018 Jackson Hole Artist Reception September 7 | 5:00–8:00pm | “Palettes & Palates”

BR ADFORD OVERTON Myth and Metal

Jackson Hole | Scottsdale | AltamiraArt.com

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Stay Gold Oil on canvas | 36 x 36 inches Enquire

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Myth and Metal

In Myth and Metal by Bradford Overton, tiny western archetypes loom large.

Richly colored, vintage toys float on simple gray backgrounds. Shadows move across a gray plain and highly detailed cowboys and American Indians run across what the viewer can only imagine to be mesas and canyons in pursuit of or fleeing from an implied scene. Relying on skill, color, composition, and the inherent beauty of his material subjects, Overton’s paintings call on the playfulness and sense of humor of the viewer to be the player, playing. They also draw on Overton’s earliest inspirations, his childhood fantasies of running freely through the landscape with his greatest heroes, the characters who made the mythical west what it is and who still enchant our minds with memories of what was.

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River Guide Oil on canvas | 50 x 40 inches Enquire

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Blue Spark 1 Oil on canvas | 24 x 24 inches Enquire

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Blue Spark 2 Oil on canvas | 24 x 24 inches Enquire

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Lefty Oil on linen panel | 40 x 40 inches Enquire

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Take The Long Way Home Oil on canvas | 32 x 32 inches Enquire

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The Wild Vest Oil on canvas | 24 x 24 inches Enquire

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Wrangler Oil on canvas | 24 x 24 inches Enquire

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The Encore Oil on canvas | 40 x 28 inches Enquire

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172 Center Street | Jackson, Wyoming 83001 AltamiraArt.com | 307-739-4700

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