DARYL GANNON
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Daryl Gannon was born in London, UK, where he earned BA- Painting at Chelsea College of Art. Upon graduating he moved to Houston, TX where he has worked in art education since 2012. I am fascinated with exploring the potential of childhood. I always believed my future had endless possibilities when I was young, and my work is about connecting with those profound moments of youthful exuberance. There is a positive, progressive motif in the approach of a child, and an acceptance of the notion that anything could happen next, and probably will. Paintings depict my children's' toys, sometimes alone but often placed with each other. The encounters take place within a setting filled with a backdrop of drawings previously created by my daughter. I find this collaboration brings me closer to her, and often drives the title of the work. In other situations, my daughter's doodles can act as a positive distraction from the more concrete forms, such as stacks of Jenga blocks or Lego bricks about to fall.
Genres: Abstract, Figurative |
