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"Absolute: Insulation" (detail), Oil paint on reclaimed cherry wood. 12 3/4” x 15 5/8”. 12.13.16.

The Making Of “Absolute: Insulation” Oil Painting On Cherry

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Newest Painting “Absolute: Insulation”

By Daric Gill

Introducing my latest painting, Absolute: Insulation, an oil painting on reclaimed cherry wood.

A leafless branch is vignetted in the center of the undulating patterns of the wood below. The top half of the branch, sheathed in a coating of white, reaches outward and upward. The base of the branch fades into the background wood. Look close enough and you can see dried remnants of moss on the twig. A deep red-brown color envelopes around the center; its rich color coursing through the wavy cherry wood grain.  Read more below…

[Process Video & Full Image Gallery Below Article]
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CICA Museum Publishes “Artist Statement” Art-Book, My Work Included

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The CICA Museum Publishes “Artist Statement” Art-Book, My Work Included

by Daric Gill

"Absolute: Earnest", Oil paint on reclaimed oak. 10 7/8" x 10 1/4”. 11.11.15
“Absolute: Earnest”, Oil paint on reclaimed oak. 10 7/8″ x 10 1/4”. 11.11.15

*Update* Since this article, CICA has started to charge significant exhibitor fees that weren’t present during my exhibition. I do not generally support costly exhibitor fees.

After finishing out the year on display at the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum in South Korea, my painting Absolute: Earnest has come home. The exhibition called Artist Statement has been published in an art-book that showcases a side-by-side documentation of the artwork and the artist’s statement. The concept behind the exhibit and the art-book is to show the connections between an artist’s work and their written philosophies. Read more below.

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Artwork Accepted To CICA Museum Exhibition, South Korea

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dsc_0021_e3_wAn Absolute Travels to CICA Museum, South Korea

by Daric Gill

"Absolute: Earnest", Oil paint on reclaimed oak. 10 7/8" x 10 1/4”. 11.11.15
“Absolute: Earnest”, Oil paint on reclaimed oak. 10 7/8″ x 10 1/4”. 11.11.15

*Update* Since this article, CICA has started to charge significant exhibitor fees that weren’t present during my exhibition. I do not generally support costly exhibitor fees.

It is my extreme pleasure to announce that Absolute: Earnest has been accepted for exhibition at the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum in South Korea. During the months of October & November (2016), my work will be included among other international artists in Artist Statement, an exhibition that triumphs the connections between an artist’s work and their written philosophies. In addition to the exhibition, an art-book will be published that will showcase a side-by-side documentation of the artwork and the artist’s statement. Read more about the exhibition below.

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Columbus Dispatch Reviews OAL Exhibition & My Art

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Columbus Dispatch Features My Art & OAL Exhibition

by Daric Gill

OAL DispatchToday I was pleasantly surprised to find that Ohio Art League’s Fall Juried exhibit was reviewed in Sunday’s Columbus Dispatch newspaper. The exhibition showcased 13 artist from Ohio in a group show at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center gallery. My painting, Absolute: Contrive was featured both in the physical paper and the online version.

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