Richard Gorycki "Paraphernalia and Other Treasures"
MIYAKO YOSHINAGA art prospects
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M.Y. Art Prospects presents "Paraphernalia and Other Treasures," a solo exhibition by Richard Gorycki. The paintings and drawings in this exhibition roughly cover the span of time from 1985 to 1995.
In 1979, when he was 33 years old, Richard Gorycki suffered a nervous breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. In the early 1980s, he began taking art therapy classes at Gowanda Psychiatric Center in western New York. Although naivete is a word often used to describe outsider artists, Gorycki 's wide range of interests as a youth, such as economics, Sanskrit and Vedic philosophy, and European art (which he studied in Madrid), all hover in the background of his unique introverted vision.
The idea of this exhibition began several years ago when the artist's childhood friend and playwright, Jeffrey Haddow, received dozens of color photographs documenting artwork Gorycki created in his art therapy course. Some of the works--depicting imaginary buildings and landscapes, as well as abstract geometric shapes---were drawn on paper with colored pencil. Others were watercolors, and some were painted in oil on canvas. The striking nature of the images led Mr. Haddow to investigate their artistic value. He says, "I knew there was something called 'outsider art,' and I thought it might be possible to find a market for Gorycki's work." His idea of helping Mr. Gorycki progressed another step last year when he discussed the idea with several dealers at the annual Outsider Art Fair in New York. He ultimately decided to organize an exhibition to draw attention and hopefully garner positive feedback from as many people as possible, including experts on outsider art.
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Schedule
from January 22, 2009 to February 07, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-01-22 from 18:00