Andrew Guenther
Andrew Guenther (born 1976 in Wheaton, Illinois) is an American artist based in Brooklyn, New York. He received his BFA from Lawrence University in 1998 and his MFA from Rutgers University in 2000. His works have been widely exhibited in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Guenther creates paintings, sculptures, and photographs. His works often combine elements of painting and sculpture, incorporating items such as underwear, T-shirts, sunglasses, and cigars into his paintings. His recent work has featured papier-mâché, as well as gold and silver leaf. Guenther's early work, which drew comparisons to painters such as Francisco Goya and Hieronymous Bosch, referenced death metal, zombies, satyrs, and hippie kitsch. These paintings have been described as "iconoclastic, demented and decadent". His more recent paintings have focused on a recurring "Plate Face" character, along with whales, dolphins, and more abstract concerns. They have been described as evocative of Abstract Expressionism and outsider art. In his photography, Guenther often works in black and white. That is, in part, because of what he views as its documentary aspect. Guenther says it helps to, "free his images from the clutter of unintended cultural references." Solo exhibitions 2014 "Popcorn Illusions" 106 Green, Brooklyn, NY 2011 "Talking