Kyle Field's Surf-Inspired Drawings at Galerie Cardenas Bellanger
Kyle Field, musician for Little Wings and surfer, presented drawings at Galerie Cardenas Bellanger in Paris from January 19 to February 16, 2008. His works evoke art brut but are filtered through American underground culture, including comics and rock and roll. Field's process is dilettantish, moving between subjects without connection, opposite to orthodox art teaching. His drawings are executed on any available support, with a tense, precise, and manic gesture. Field compares his creative rhythm to surfing: intense periods followed by breaks, noting that best surf sessions often follow a month without surfing. His amateurism and sprezzatura give character to his works, which are fresh, controlled yet seemingly gauche. The exhibition was held at Galerie Cardenas Bellanger.
Key facts
- Kyle Field exhibited at Galerie Cardenas Bellanger, Paris, from January 19 to February 16, 2008.
- Field is a musician for the band Little Wings and a surfer.
- His drawings are compared to art brut but influenced by American underground culture (comics, rock and roll).
- Field is friends with artists Daniel Johnston and Raymond Pettibon.
- He works on any available support, moving between subjects without connection.
- His creative process is dilettantish, opposite to orthodox art teaching.
- Field compares his rhythm to surfing: intense periods followed by breaks.
- The works are described as fresh, controlled, and seemingly gauche.
Entities
Artists
- Kyle Field
- Daniel Johnston
- Raymond Pettibon
Institutions
- Galerie Cardenas Bellanger
- Little Wings
Locations
- Paris
- France
Sources
- artpress —