Parry's powerful narrative paintings, explosive in their raw energy, shock, provoke, and entertain all at once; the use of the "Stations of the Cross" as a metaphoric stage for his bawdy and aberrant cast of characters, a gauntlet thrown down to the viewer.
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Parry’s powerful narrative paintings, explosive in their raw energy, shock, provoke, and entertain all at once; the use of the “Stations of the Cross” as a metaphoric stage for his bawdy and aberrant cast of characters, a gauntlet thrown down to the viewer.
THE THIRTEEN STATIONS OF THE DOUBLE-CROSS is “loosely based on the Fourteen Stations of the Cross. This version, however, features no cross, no death, no resurrection, and no savior. A rope/leash/noose replaces the cross; a paper crown replaces the crown of thorns; fingernail scratches from passionate sex replace the marks left by a cat-o-nine-tales; and so on. The central figure in these works is more holy fool than savior, yet he allows himself to endure suffering just as willingly. The lack of redemption is what makes our holy fool human.” (DP ’08)
Parry’s career began in his native Seattle. He received his BFA in printmaking from the University of Washington in 1998 and began exhibiting his work on the West Coast; at the Bellevue Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Center of Contemporary Art, among other venues.
In 1997, he came East and went to Pratt Institute; earning his MFA in painting in 2000. He was the recipient of grants from Pratt Institute, The Joan Mitchell Foundation, and Artists’ Trust of Seattle. He was the resident curator at the Historic Cedar Tavern Gallery in New York, the Bandeleone Restaurant in Seattle, and is the founder of V.A.G. (Visual Art Gallery) in Brooklyn. He has taught life painting at Hofstra University, the College of Saint Elizabeth and Pratt Institute.
The exhibition opens on September 12. The gala reception will be from 7 to 11 pm, as part of the Williamsburg Gallery Association’s celebratory launch of the new season.
The sketchbook of THE THIRTEEN STATIONS OF THE DOUBLE-CROSS will be published by ART 101. Copies will be available at the gallery beginning on September 12.
More of Doug Parry’s work can be viewed on his website DougParry.NeoImages.net.
ART 101 is open Friday through Sunday from 1 to 6 pm or by appointment; 718-302-2242. The gallery is wheelchair accessible.
