Caption: Wade Guyton, Untitled (2023). Epson UltraChrome HDX inkjet on linen. 213 x 175 cm. Courtesy the artist and Matthew Marks Gallery, New York.
Infatuated by the impact of digital image production, Wade Guyton makes paintings using computers, printers, and scanners.
The American artist brings his recent inkjet paintings to Matthew Marks Gallery in New York for his exhibition, Wade Guyton (15 September–28 October 2023).
After moving into another floor of his studio building in 2021, Guyton discovered many metal hanging clothing racks that had been abandoned by the previous tenant. Instead of disposing of them, Guyton repurposed the racks to store his paintings.
Guyton reimagines the metal racks in his paintings, combining imagery from his studio, screenshots of webpages, and more, juxtaposing them with calm considered elements of abstraction.
In Untitled (2023), the composition is divided between a cropped image of the racks in his studio and a cream, green, and black arrangement of shapes and lines. The abstract section of the painting is unevenly repeated and calls to mind a glowing, glitching mobile phone screen.
Main image: Wade Guyton, Untitled (2023). Epson UltraChrome HDX inkjet on linen. 213 × 175 cm. Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery.
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