William Downs: A wave touched a cloud

SANDLER HUDSON GALLERY

WILLIAM DOWNS

WILLIAM DOWNS | BREATHING THROUGH SILVER BEAMS, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 30 x 22 INCHES | $3,500.00

A wave touched a cloud

STATEMENT

Sandler Hudson Gallery is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, A wave touched a cloud , by Atlanta-based artist, William Downs. His drawing practice revolves around the exploration of the surreal intersection between nature and human intervention in a landscape. Through his second solo exhibition at Sandler Hudson Gallery, Downs aims to create a multisensory experience that challenges our perception of the surreal and landscape. He has employed new materials and structures that serve as a matrix for his drawings. By merging different mediums and pushing the boundaries of traditional presentation, Downs aims to prompt viewers to actively participate in the moment of witnessing the simultaneous occurrence of two phenomena in a landscape. His intention is to highlight the dynamic and ever-changing nature of our surroundings and encourage contemplation of our relationship with the natural world.

MARCH 9 - APRIL 20, 2024

WILLIAM DOWNS is a contemporary American artist residing in Atlanta, Georgia. His varied work includes drawing, painting and printmaking, installation and three dimensional studies. For Downs, ‘’the line” is paradoxically fundamental and surreal, based on its infinite capabilities. His work expresses truth in common forms turned ambiguous, while his use of repetition distorts expectations of truth. Downs’ forms form, reform and deform. Downs received a B.F.A in Painting and Printmaking from the Atlanta College of Art and Design and a multidisciplinary M.F.A from the Mount Royal School of Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art. His awards include Artadia and The Working Artist Project at MOCA GA. His work has been included in nationally touring shows with Art AIDS America, curated by Rock Hushka and Jonathan Katz and in Black Pulp! curated by Mark Thomas Gibson and William Villalongo. His shows include Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis MO; Grizzly Grizzly, Philadelphia, PA; Tempus Projects, Tampa, FL; Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA.

WILLIAM DOWNS | THE BATHERS, 2024

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 30 x 43.5

INCHES | $4,000.00

INCHES

WILLIAM DOWNS | TOTEM LOVERS II, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 24 x 18

| $2,400.00

DON COOPER | SENDING IN THE CLOUDS, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER

| 20 x 27 INCHES | $3,000.00

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 30 x 22

INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | ROOT DOCTOR, 2024

WILLIAM DOWNS | TOTEM LOVER, 2024 |

MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 24 x 18 INCHES

| $2,400.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | THE ABSTRACTION OF YOU, 2023 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER| 30 x 22.5 INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | NIGHT STALKER, 2024

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 22.5 x 30

INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | GESTURE’S DREAM, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 30 x 22.87 INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | WE TRAVEL THE SPACE WAYS, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 39.5 x 27.5 INCHES | $4,000.00

WILLIAM

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 29.75 x 22.5

INCHES | $3,500.00

DOWNS | TOTEM POLES, 2024

WILLIAM DOWNS | THEY GATHER THEY COMMUNICATE WHAT LIFE HAS TO BE, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 39.5 x 27.5 INCHES | $4,000.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | 3 BEAMS OF SILVER, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 30 x 22.75 INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | INSIDE OF ME, 2024

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 30 x 22.75

INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | NATURE LOSTS, 2024

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 30 x 22.5

INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | OCEAN OF CLOUDS, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 20 x 27.5

INCHES | $3,000.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | EVEN THE OCEAN CAN’T CONTROL THEIR EMOTIONS, 2024

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 19.25 x 19.25 INCHES | $1,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | CYCLOPS IS DEAD, 2023 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 29.75 x 22.5 INCHES | $3,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | UNKNOWN

PORTRAIT, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 19 x 13.5 INCHES | $1,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | KENNY’S NIGHT

WALKS THROUGH THE BLUFF, 2024

| MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 13 x 9.5

INCHES | $1,200.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | SPIRIT SWIMMING

THROUGH THE NIGHT COLLECTING

SOULS, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER |

20 x 13 INCHES | $1,500.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | WE GOT SUNBURNED TOGETHER OUT ON BETHANY BEACH, 2023 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER | 51.5 x 44.5 INCHES | $5,000.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | DRAYMOND GREEN

VS. RUDY GOBERT, 2024 | INDIA INK AND ENAMEL ON CANVAS | 72 x 156 INCHES | $24,000.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | BATHER, 2024 | INDIA INK WASH AND ACRYLIC ON CANVAS | 69.5 x 56 INCHES | $10,000.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | A WAVE TOUCHED A

CLOUD, 2024 | MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER |

15 x 9.5 INCHES | $1,200.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | DO WE GIVE YOUR BODY BACK AFTER YOU GO?, 2024 | INDIA INK AND ENAMEL ON CANVAS | 72

x 66 INCHES | $13,000.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | THE WILD KINDNESS, 2024 | INDIA INK AND ENAMEL ON CANVAS | 30 x 94.5 INCHES | $8,000.00

WILLIAM DOWNS | IF I LAY HERE IF I JUST LAY HERE WOULD YOU LIE WITH ME AND JUST FORGET THE WORLD, 2024

| INDIA INK ON PAPER | 96 x 44.5 INCHES

| PRICE ON REQUEST