Artist Studio- Robert Gullie

The first gallery that we visited was not simply a gallery but an artists studio as well. So while there was a gallery in the main area of the room there were also four smaller rooms where artists were able to set up studio space and be in the presence of other creative minds as they worked. 
It was particularly interesting to see the work of Robert Gullie in the gallery space because he also had in progress work set up in his studio which gave us a sense of his process. I think that seeing all of the National Geographic Magazines and other clippings that he would use later in creating his work helped me to get a better feel for his inspiration. It was interesting to walk around to each room and see the type of environment that artists choose to create in. I found Robert’s room was surprisingly clean given the fact that he works with both paints and hundreds of books and clippings. I think if it were me, I might have a tougher time keeping everything so alined. The other artists rooms were also very tidy and I presume they had some of their old work up for both inspiration and reference.
The two photographs that go along with this post are from Robert Gullie’s showing of “Obituarium End Prose and Portraits”. I think that they give an accurate feel of what the show meant to embody. 
The first photo, of the old-timy, breasted man, has a humorous fictional caption that goes along with the newly created character. It is clear that Robert and the author of the captions, Anthony R. Pezzula, had a fun time giving this art the vibrant personality that it now possesses. In all of the work there is an interesting contrast between glossy, bright colors and old fashion black and white photography. In some ways the characters reminded me of circus freaks because of their bizarre stories and freakish bodies, along with the glamorously fun circus colors.
The second photograph steers away from the story line and goes towards a different kind of abstraction. It is more up for the viewer to decide what the disproportionate human like creature’s background story might be, in some ways it leaves them with the task of deciding it. While the scene and story are different from that of the one above, there are many similar qualities that make it obvious to the viewer that they were both created by Robert Gullie around the same time. The reason that most stands out as similar to me, again, is this contrast between old fashion dull pictures pasted upon bright, vibrant, and very new aged paintings.