Gregory Garrett’s “Art and Architecture” exhibits a mixture of beauty and function in burnished tones that give warmth to strong, angular figures. Like supportive beams, triangular and vertical shapes rise to brace dark, horizontal forms. Fascinated by the contrast between light and dark since childhood, Garrett is influenced by many of the great masters, including Caravaggio and Picasso. Garrett believes art “must have history to live. Art should be a reflection of the artist’s past, present and future.”
Gregory Garrett’s abstracts reveal the world as a collection of playful shapes, powerful geometric forms and meringue-soft colors. Art, and its contrasts of light and darkness, have fascinated Garrett ever since he was a child watching dust particles float in the sunlight. Garrett has been influenced by many iconic masters, including Caravaggio and Picasso. He believes art is part of being human, and history is the essence of art’s development:
Hand-transferred to canvas, this art print is museum- wrapped around .75" wood stretcher bars and finished with hand-painted white edges.