sep 5 - 28, 2023

FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING: sep 5, FROM 6 - 9PM

ARTICULATE ARTIST TALK: SUNDAY, sep 10, AT 4PM.

NORMAL GALLERY HOURS: TUE - SUN, 12PM - 6PM

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David Horton’s paintings are packed full of symbols, figures, and elements that read much like European pre-renaissance artwork. They flex perspective and structure for the service of the narrative that each holds. He is very interested in telling a story with each composition but less interested in articulating that narrative. He’d prefer that viewers begin to translate the works as they become familiar with the art and bring their own backgrounds to the experience.

“In 1990 I had the wonderful opportunity to have a studio in a small town just south of Barcelona on the Costa Blanca. My experience there was such that I began to see the world of light and color in ways hidden from me until then. Even my studio time in Provence didn’t affect me as much. In addition the ancient culture of rural Spain, still steeped in symbolism and myth, began to influence my new imagery. Since 1982 I had been strongly influenced by the social culture of Paris after acquiring a studio there for a couple of summers.
My creative world became one of experimentation and discovery after my time in Spain and by 1992 a full-fledged style had evolved in imagery, color palette, and materials. It has served me wonderfully for the past 30 years.” - Horton

For more than 27 years, David Horton taught art and design at LSU, Arizona State University, Mississippi State University and Nicholls State University. Horton has kept studios in southern Spain, Paris and Provence. He has shown his work in many national and international venues and has been collected by Bonnie Raitt, Paloma Picasso, Morgan Guaranty Bank of Paris, the Delta Blues Museum and Scottsdale Center for the Arts.

Horton's work has been favorably reviewed in The International Herald Tribune of Paris, L'Oeil International art magazine of Paris, The Times Picayune of New Orleans and many other national and international newspapers and magazines. He has exhibited in Paris at the Petite Palais and at other galleries and museums in Paris, Taiwan and Italy.

This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Rosemary Goodell, Christy Diniz-Liffmann, and Sam Losavio. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during regular gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from Aug 1 - 31, 2023.