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Andrew Gray
"Stay in Your Lane" - Acrylic Painting of Dynamic Swimmer Preparing to Dive
2024

About the Item

Andrew Gray's "Stay In Your Lane, 2024" joins the 'Currents of Color' series with a resonant depiction of a Black man poised on the edge of a diving block, about to enter the water. This 48 x 48-inch acrylic on canvas, which is thoughtfully framed in a thin white border to dimensions of 49 x 49 inches, captures a moment of concentrated anticipation. The figure is centered, with the background featuring faint silhouettes of other swimmers, reinforcing the painting's title and theme of focus and individuality within a collective space. Artist Statement for the "Currents of Color" Series: While I typically center my artistic practice around the figure, I embrace water as both subject and medium. As I delved into this series, I began to question my choice of swimming as a narrative. Pools and the environments where bodies are interacting with water are very unfamiliar with me and sparked a genuine interest. Through my art, I sought to insert myself into these aquatic environments, infusing them with the presence of black figures. As a creative, I found the joy in devising various methods to portray both water and the presence of a people, even if their bodies are not visually present in the painting. While acknowledging the weight of historical stereotypes and racism surrounding black bodies and water, I intentionally aimed for a sense of lightness in these paintings, inviting viewers to a mundane moment in time. Employing unconventional tools such as large squidgy implements and dampened paper towels, I sculpted layers of paint to evoke the serene calmness of placid waters or the turbulent energy of rushing currents. My series, 'Currents of Color,' is an exploration of water in its myriad forms: from thick to thin, stillness to motion, indoors to outdoors, and the interplay of figures within, around, or submerged beneath its surface. - Andrew Gray

Creator:

Andrew Gray (American)

Creation Year:

2024

Dimensions:

Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)

Medium:

Acrylic,Canvas

Movement & Style:

Contemporary

Period:

2010-