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Splitting Skin by William T. Ayton

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"Splitting Skin" 1998, acrylic on card, 40" x 34". From my end-of-the-millennium "Apocalypse" series.

NOTES:

"Swimmer & The Sea of Dreams" is a curious, flawed work, I know, but I like it for some reason. Started in 2002 in acrylic, finished in 2003 in ink (lower part, mostly).

The 6 images from "The Black Paintings", a series of around 12 large-scale canvases, were painted 1999 - 2000. These are as yet unexhibited.

The Duino Elegy series is incomplete (about half-done).

The Apocalypse Series (large scale acrylic works on card from circa 1998) contains 20-30 works of the same size and medium.

Duino 1 & 2

Brooklyn studio shot
Brooklyn studio circa 1999

 

Clicking on the thumbnail images below will open larger versions of the works.

These monochromes consist of mostly larger pieces done using acrylic on either unstretched canvas or museum board, as opposed to smaller works in brush and ink on paper, which can be seen in the drawings gallery.

Swimmer & The Sea of Dreams
Swimmer & The Sea of Dreams
2002-3, 40" x 32"
acrylic & ink on card
The Back
The Back
2002, 36" x 24"
acrylic & ink on card
Birth of Cyclops
Birth of Cyclops
1998, 40" x 32"
acrylic on card
private collection
The Tempest
The Tempest
(From the Black Paintings)
2000, 6' x 9'
acrylic on canvas
The Other Side
The Other Side (for AK)
(From the Black Paintings)
1999, 6' x 9'
acrylic on canvas
The Bathers
The Bathers
(From the Black Paintings)
1999, 6' x 9'
acrylic on canvas
The Diver
The Diver
(From the Black Paintings)
1999, 6' x 9'
acrylic on canvas
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
The Fall of the Rebel Angels
(From the Black Paintings)
1999, 6' x 9'
acrylic on canvas
The Ship of Fools
The Ship of Fools (@ Dealey Plaza)
(From the Black Paintings)
1999, 6' x 9'
acrylic on canvas
Medusa
Medusa Reconstructed
1998, 40" x 32"
acrylic on card
private collection
Duino Elegy 2
Duino Elegy 2
1998, 4' x 6'
acrylic on canvas
Duino Elegy 3
Duino Elegy 3
1998, 4' x 6'
acrylic on canvas
Lot
Lot
1998, 40" x 32"
acrylic on card
Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist
1998, 40" x 32"
acrylic on card
Dead Souls
Dead Souls
1998, 40" x 32"
acrylic on card
  The Egg Keeper
The Egg Keeper
1998, 40" x 32"
acrylic on card
 
     
     
 
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