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(3.83 - 277 votes)About Gene:
Gene Guynn was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, and from a very young age was immersed in the world of art. With a painter for a mother and a musician for a father, his world was always one of creativity and expression. He began painting in college courses in high school, and in fall of 2004, began his BFA at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. Gene takes inspiration from the thriving urban, outsider, and lowbrow art culture of SF, LA, and NYC, and combines it with a fine art sophistication.
Gene on his work:
“The Old Scars” is a conceptual series. The defining aspect of the whole series is the “scar” or “wound” that all of the people have on their shoulders. This “scar” is not an actual physical woundat all, but more of a representational symbol, symbolizing each person’s past experiences, memories, emotions, and in essence their soul. The scar is also not representational of only traumatic memories, but more of all things that make them who they are and define their existence. All the figures in the series have a common anonymity, as their eyes are hidden, missing, or dark. Our eyes are the story of our lives, and without them shown, we are defined by our ‘scars’, the only thing wresting us free of perpetual anonymity.
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gene guynn was born and raised in fort worth, texas, and from a very young age was immersed in the world of art. with a painter for a mother and a mus...
Gene Guynn
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It’s so dark, but thatâ??s what makes it so beautiful.
Comment by Carly — September 16, 2008
Man I really like this…..you get lost in the painting.
Comment by Robert Kuypers — September 16, 2008
wow! simply stunning
Comment by shane — September 16, 2008
your artwork is cery creepy, but i really think that yo umade good color choices. it makes me think o dying in hell
Comment by mellody — September 16, 2008
Oh so emo….
Comment by Billy — September 16, 2008
Obvious talent. But why so dark and sad?
Comment by jimberg63 — September 16, 2008
I love these! and you go to the Academy of Art University?? I want to go there, I have my stuff for it and everything ^_^
Comment by Kira — September 16, 2008
this is beautifully and powerful
Comment by max paine — September 16, 2008
Beautiful~
Comment by Isabella — September 16, 2008
This is something I would love to hang on my wall, which I can say about a depressingly small number of pieces…..gorgeous, I LOVE it!! :)
Comment by Shaylin — September 16, 2008