The Knapp Gallery is pleased and excited to introduce painter R. Michael Walsh. Walsh’s solo exhibition Recent Works will feature both oil paintings and drawings and will be on view from October 5th through October 28th.
Never before exhibited, Walsh’s paintings are unique and haunting. Emotionally jarring, they are filled with Biblical and mystical imagery and figures. His paintings give the viewer the illusion of walking through a hallucinatory dreamscape full of lush colors and mythical animals.
Walsh’s drawings, also on display, are composed with simplicity and elegance. The clean, structured lines of Walsh’s work contrast with the rich and evocative subject matter he meticulously chooses.
Each of Walsh’s drawings and paintings appears to be a contained narrative. Viewers can spend hours looking at each image trying to imagine the possibilities and explanations of the surrealist fantasy world that Walsh carefully and painstakingly renders on paper and canvas.
In his debut exhibition, Walsh combines the mastery of a dedicated artist still unspoiled by overexposure with an otherworldly visual experience. Come get lost in Walsh’s work; the show will prove unforgettable!