George Young
The Art Stable is delighted to be presenting a second solo exhibition of paintings by George Young, following his sell-out show here in 2006. Since then George has had solo exhibitions in London, Belgium and Los Angeles and taken part in mixed shows in London, Milan, Dublin, the Czech Republic and New York.
George Young's paintings transport the viewer back to fragmented visions of the mid 20th century. Their rendering in turpentine saturated oil paint on paper is hazy and unclear. They are often unfinished with key parts of the painting left blank or awkwardly cropped, cut out it seems, from larger paintings. If there is a sense of detachment here, it is because these are not the artist’s memories, nor are they subjects with which he has a close affinity. Young finds his source material from other people's albums, out-dated magazines and ephemera of a bygone times. Worlds fair pavilions, newly built hotels, theme-park woodland chalets have been starting points for Young's paintings, revisited over and again in order to explore the idealism of past generations - a subject that is not always so easily pinned down. Like over saturated paint, these ideals have a tendency to distort and bleed away
 Hard Shoulder |
 Siding |
 Monorail Garden |
 Private Beach |
 White House |
 World Fair |
 Rock Garden |
 Fez |
 Man behind the Barge |
 Sailing Boat |
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