The Gyre – Michael Hermesh

The Gyre by Michael Hermesh

Acrylic on Board; 37.5 inches by 47.5 inches
There Are No Secrets,

SOLD

One of the major strengths in Michael’s art is his ability to impart narrative in a way that completely connects with every viewer. The Gyre by Michael Hermesh is one of his strongest examples of this talent because there are so many narratives going on within the entire painting. As a whole, the work is cohesive and stunning with its impact. Then the viewer is completely pulled into the painting and continually discovering new and hidden gems of narrative in a way that the painting becomes mesmerizing. There are a thousand stories here just waiting to be discovered and a thousand unanswered questions. It’s up to the viewer to discover the essence of what this work means to them, and for each person, it will be entirely different.

The artist’s peers regard the Gyre by Michael Hermesh as one of his most influential works to date. A close friend suggested that this poem was a reliable companion to the piece.

 

 

“TURNING and turning in the widening gyre

The falcon cannot hear the falconer;

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,

The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere

The ceremony of innocence is drowned;

The best lack all conviction, while the worst

Are full of passionate intensity.”

from “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats

Michael Hermesh’s New Show

Michael Hermesh’s New Show – And So It Goes…

Michael Hermesh’s New Show Opened on Thursday January 18, 2018

The Avenue Gallery

Artist Statement for Michael Hermesh’s new show:

My art concerns itself with the point of interaction between spirit and the real world. That interaction I would call the definition of narrative. The intersection of awareness information and intent.

The dramas we act out, the battles we fight, and the esthetics we see are almost purely symbolic since the present reality is always the cumulative dramatics of a world that is much deeper and fraught with history than we could ever take into consideration.

My contention is that all art is narrative, and all narrative is myth – in the non-cynical sense.

Michael Hermesh

There will also be 9 new brand new bronzes released at Michael Hermesh’s New Show. They will all be the first in the edition. Stay tuned as new photos will be added as we receive them from the foundry.

Flight School for Existentialists
Mixed Media Bronze Edition 2 of 15
14 x 13.75 x 5 inches

Perfect Symmetry on a Cloudless Day
Bronze Edition of 2 of 15 SOLD Next one is ordered!
17.5 x 6.5 x 6 Inches plus balloon

Mocking Bird in an Orange Bush (Large)
20.5 x 28.5 x 49 inches
Bronze Edition 4 of 12

You can view more of Michael Hermesh’s new show here:

New Bronze Releases by Michael Hermesh
More New Bronzes by Michael Hermesh
Ceramic and Bronze Sculpture by Michael Hermesh
Paintings by Michael Hermesh