Richard Butler "hypochondriacatthegramercyparkhotel"
Freight and Volume
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It has become increasingly difficult to find a painter who combines classic beauty and contemporary concerns with ease. Richard Butler is one such artist. His explorations of beauty and religion are cloaked in disguises – by turns fetishistic, with undertones of sadomasochism, bondage and glimpses of acid-induced horror – at other times, for example in his Geisha series, surreal, peaceful and mannerist. But at the end of the day his paintings are, well - beautiful. Richard Butler is somewhat of an anomaly in the art world. Born in Hampton Court England, he studied art and design as an undergrad, but went on to pursue a music career as founder and singer/songwriter of the hugely successful English band “The Psychedelic Furs” in the eighties and nineties. Butler resumed a painting career some fifteen years ago, residing now in Beacon New York.
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from February 18, 2011 to March 26, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-02-18 from 18:00 to 20:00