{"id":3286,"date":"2016-03-09T15:06:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T15:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=3286"},"modified":"2016-03-09T17:30:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T17:30:07","slug":"inside-clark-goolsbys-colorful-geometric-energetic-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/inside-clark-goolsbys-colorful-geometric-energetic-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Clark Goolsby’s Colorful, Geometric, & Energetic World"},"content":{"rendered":"
As the Art Zealous team poked\u00a0around the Art on Paper<\/a> fair this past weekend in New York, we were show-stopped by the\u00a0radiant and luminous work of Clark Goolsby in\u00a0FMLY <\/a>Gallery’s booth.\u00a0We were engulfed by Goolsby’s world of illuminating shapes splashed with color and delighted by the quirky names of his pieces (i.e. Boogie Woogie).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Goolsby has\u00a0drawn and painted his entire life – he couldn’t imagine a life where he wasn’t making art every day. \u00a0His hard work and passion have certainly paid off as his work has been exhibited in:\u00a0Johanssen Gallery Berlin, Germany;\u00a0Mirus Gallery, San Francisco;\u00a0Contemporary, Dallas, TX; and\u00a0POVevolving Gallery, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Art Zealous sat down with Clark Goolsby to discuss his Art on Paper experience as well as his creative vision.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Art Zealous:<\/strong> Hometown?<\/p>\n Clark Goolsby: <\/strong>I grew up in a small town in Northern California called Santa Rosa.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:<\/strong> Coffee or tea?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n CG:<\/strong> Coffee. In large quantities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:<\/strong> What is your creative process like?<\/p>\n CG: <\/strong>I primarily make paintings, but also dabble in sculpture as well. My paintings are very time and labor intensive. I\u00a0paint\u00a0directly on canvas and also on paper that I later cut up and collage back into the paintings. Contrary to the aesthetic, my painting process is pretty fluid, and I try to leave a lot of room for evolution and happy accidents in the process.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:<\/strong> I love the use of color in your work – why do you gravitate towards such bright colors?<\/p>\n CG:<\/strong> I want my paintings to balance on the line between order and chaos.\u00a0Whether\u00a0used harmoniously or\u00a0discordantly, color can help to create both of those feelings in\u00a0a\u00a0painting. Also,\u00a0I just really love color.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:<\/strong> How do you use lines and shapes to contribute to the mood or meaning?<\/p>\n CG:<\/strong> Lines and shapes play a similar role to color in my paintings. I love playing with shape and perspective to create paintings that feel solid and tangible, but also totally implausible at the same time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:<\/strong> If your artwork were music, what would it sound like?<\/p>\n CG:<\/strong> Like the love child of Prince\u00a0and Animal Collective.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n AZ:<\/strong> Tell us about your exhibition at Art on Paper this past weekend, we loved it!<\/p>\n CG:<\/strong> It was really a great experience.\u00a0Working on paper or with paper has always been a huge part of my practice, so Art On Paper felt like a natural fit for my work. I exhibited with FMLY <\/a>gallery for the first time, and they have a program I really admire. They only do solo shows at fairs, which I think is the best way to present work in that context. Since it was going to be a solo booth, I made a body of new work specifically for the fair. I was really happy how the pieces turned out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n