David Hatchett
HOWL Gallery Presents The Art of David Hatchett
Pop and avant garde artist David Hatchett brings his colorful and surreal paintings to HOWL Gallery for a March exhibit. David is a prominent artist in the growing Fort Myers art scene and well known among artists and collectors in New York. His professional art career began in 1969, in New York City, when he was a student in the Whitney Independent Study Program. He continued his studies in New York, earning his MFA from Rutgers University. He has explored many avenues of creativity with works in sculpture, costume design, lyric writing, performing in rock bands, as well as film and spoken word performances. His work revolves around both the subject and idea of "found objects". Found drawings from his childhood and found imagery from close-up photographs of his sculptures have been appropriated as subject matter in his most recent paintings. For David Hatchett, The idea of the found object in my art, has long ago evolved from it s original aesthetic sculptural base and been replaced as a state of mind interacting with my environment as nature. David has shown his sculptures and paintings in solo and group shows in major galleries for more than three decades of living and working in New York City and currently resides in Fort Myers.
HOWL Gallery will be featuring the artists original paintings and affordable limited edition prints. A public Opening Reception will be held during the Downtown Fort Myers Art Walk on March 5th, 2010. Meet the artist from 6-10pm, light refreshments will be provided. Live music by Cosmic Mountain from 8-10pm on the HOWL Gallery back patio. The show will run until March 31st, 2010. For private showings please contact Alainna Zwiernik at HOWL Gallery.
HOWL GALLERY/TATTOO PRESENTS GALAXIES UNITED
OPENING RECEPTION APRIL 1st DURING FORT MYERS ART WALK
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo presents “Galaxies United”, a new exhibit featuring the artwork of Stephen Hayford and Robert Hendrickson, both Lucasfilm artists living in Southwest Florida. The show features photographs of hand-crafted dioramas by Stephen Hayford and the graphically bold watercolor works of Robert Hendrickson.
Stephen Hayford is an award-winning photographer, working in photojournalism for more than 20 years. His journalistic work influences his art, which is approached from the perspective of a documentarian. Hayford creates elaborately detailed dioramas which he populates with customized action figures which are less than four inches tall. He then photographs these unique scenes with great attention to light, subtle gestures, and compositional storytelling. Thus he creates realistic, and sometimes exaggerated, portraits of human behavior in plastic.Hayford’s interest in plastics grew out of his childhood fascination for toys and passion for Star Wars. He channels this youthful passion as an official artist for Lucasfilm. His personal work reflects the peculiarities he encounters as a Florida resident.
Robert Hendrickson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. At a young age he showed an interest in the arts that eventually lead him to the Art Center College of Design. Since launching his career as a freelance illustrator, Robert has created artwork for the entertainment, advertising, book and magazine industries. Past and current clients include Lucasfilm, The Jim Henson Company, Time Inc, Topps, IDG Entertainment and more. In 2005, Robert began officially creating artwork for the Star Wars universe. His work can be seen in the pages of Star Wars Insider to limited edition prints for Star Wars Celebration IV, V and Star Wars Celebration Japan.
The opening reception for “Galaxies United” will be held Friday, April 1st, in conjunction with the downtown Fort Myers Art Walk, from 6-10pm. The evening will also be a celebration of HOWL Gallery/Tattoo’s 2 Year Anniversary, and will feature a raffle with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Animal Refuge Center in North Fort Myers. The exhibit continues through April. For more information, please visit www.howlgallery.com, www.stephenhayford.com, or www.roberthendrickson.net.
