Kit Gentry • Village Galleries Maui • Request photos of available work

Kit Gentry • Guest Artist
Friday, May 30, 2014 • 4-7pm
Village Galleries • 120 Dickenson Street • Lahaina
661-4402

All are welcome to join us for a reception welcoming Kit Gentry back to Maui on Friday, May 30th, 4-7pm. His recent painting "Redtop Season" will be shown for the first time. This dramatic painting gives us a breathtaking view of Haleakala Ranch. We are pleased to present this special opportunity to catch up with Kit and view his finely detailed works.

Artist's Statement…
“In all of my work, I prefer to practice disciplined realism from an observation of nature, because I feel that our dearest emotions are attached to the real and immediate experience of life, and that the true grandeur of life is best perceived through nature itself.

     
 

"Redtop Season" Oil, 13" x 9"

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About Kit Gentry

Originally from Michigan, Kit Gentry received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Michigan School of Art. After a 16-year residence on Maui, Kit now lives near Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, but continues to produce landscape paintings with island themes, inspired by his experiences throughout Hawaii and French Polynesia.
He works primarily with oils, pastels and a variety of drawing tools, with an emphasis on fine craftsmanship and the use of archival materials to ensure the longevity of his work. He's found that certain subjects lend themselves to the qualities of certain mediums, so the choice of subject can often influence his choice of working materials.
Most of his pictures feature landscape or other natural elements as subject matter. Whether depicting a cloud hovering over a Maui pasture, or hot lava flowing near the coast of Hawaii, Kit's subjects are typically invested with an otherworldly quality that often suggests an association with his interest in legend and folklore. Despite this imaginative element in his work, he consistently pursues disciplined realism from an observation of nature, striving to capture his subjects faithfully in order to preserve their real-life credibility. .

  
 
   
Mediums: Kit works primarily with three mediums: charcoal, oil, and pastel. Each of these mediums has its own unique characteristics, and he’s found that certain subjects lend themselves to the qualities of certain mediums, so subject matter can often influence his choice of working materials. In the interest of the work's longevity, Kit uses only archival materials that are known for their ability to withstand the test of time.
 
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"Chronology" 2001 Oil on linen 18x27”
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“Iao Valley” was featured in the Art Maui exhibition in 2003, and was purchased by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. The following excerpt from a review of the show was written by Paul Janes-Brown and appeared in the March 16th, 2003 edition of The Maui News:
"Gentry's radiant oil, 'Iao Valley,' will join the State's burgeoning public art collection. The selective focus in this large painting is most interesting. Gentry, a hyper-realist, doesn't paint like one sees, nor like a camera sees. He paints as if looking through a telescope with random focal points existing simultaneously throughout the canvas. It is an extraordinary technique."
Paul Janes-Brown
 
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"Study of Tuberose" 2003 Oil on linen. 11x14”
"Iao Valley" 2003 Oil on linen 24x42”
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