August Hoerr
Statement
I paint about the quiet intensity of a person in a room.
And from that stillness comes an outpouring of paint and a bombastic accumulation of gestural flicks and marks. The heavy paint build-up is not so much an investigation of texture per se, but rather, the result of an aesthetic that doesn't allow for erasing, only the layering of changes. These paintings can be likened to unpolished manuscripts that include both the final version and editorial corrections; the revisions and crossed out phrases are part of the finished work. My intention is to arrive at beauty through unlikely means.
My decision to paint figuratively evolved from three instincts: the search for a lucid and comprehensive vehicle for communication, a general skepticism about the coherence of symbols and visual semantics (at least, until the fog of post-modernism blows over), and the simple pleasure of sitting with another person while making images.
RESUME
Education
BFA, Painting and Drawing, University of Montevallo, 2000
Solo Exhibitions
2006. Across the Ocean Through New Eyes, Eyedrum Atlanta
2006. improvisation/mystery/surrender, Montford Art Center, Asheville
2005. New Works VII (duo show), Jan Dempsy Art Center, Auburn, AL
2001. Black Mirror Paintings, Perks at Night, Asheville
2000. The Waiting Room, Mono-09-Pod Gallery, Birmingham, AL
2000. Alchemical Series, Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, AL
1998. Recent Work, Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, AL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 Figurative Figures, Mauger Modern Art,
Bath UK
2007 Front Gallery, Asheville Area Arts
Council, Asheville
2007 The Big Sleep, Bobo Gallery, Asheville
2006. Sidewalk Summer Arts Stroll, Huntsville, AL
2006. War and Peace, Rattling Gourd Gallery, Auburn, AL
2006. 36th MAG Museum Exhibition, Montgomery Art Museum, AL
2005 - 1999. Monte Sano Art Show, Huntsville, AL
2004. Field of Streams, Fine Arts Theater, Asheville
2003. Aviate: Move, The Knitting Factory, New York
2002. Work on Paper, Jonathan Ferarra Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2002. Resiliency, Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, AL
2002. G.O.R.A. in Motus, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
2000. BFA Show, University of Montevallo
2000 - 1997. University of Montevallo Juried Student Exhibition
Selected Awards and Honors
2006. Montgomery Art Guild Artist of the Month, January
2005. Second Place, Monte Sano Art Show
2004. Dawn Kuykendall Memorial Award for Artists Under 30
2000. Bluff Park Award for Excellence in the Arts, 2000
2000. Excellence in Painting Award, University of Montevallo
2000. Excellence in Drawing Award, University of Montevallo
1997. Best of Show, University of Montevallo Juried Student Exhibition
1994. Eagle Scout
