Henry Art Gallery

University of Washington

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2003 Exhibitions:

On Wanting to Grow Horns: The Little Theatre of Tom Knechtel

North Galleries

July 12, 2003September 21, 2003

Known for technical virtuosity and for the range of his works on paper, Knechtel has explored the media of watercolor, gouache, pastel, charcoal, silverpoint, graphite, and ink, in each case keeping a pure relationship between method and mark-making. In 1985 he began to paint in oils, desiring to loosen up his precise and meticulous technique. The phantasmagoric works that resulted set forth intricate and meandering narratives, which delight the viewer with a labyrinth of private fantasy and stylized, colorful spectacle. Knechtel’s work is shameless in its exploration of the sensory pleasure of art. This exhibit is a mid-career survey spanning three decades of the Los Angeles artist’s work.

Elizabeth Brown, Chief Curator
Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Henry Contemporary Art Fund.
Curated by Anne Ayers, and organized by Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design.
Featured artists: Tom Knechtel