Fred Duignan’s art is fueled by the drive to transcend chaos, both the chaos of picture making and of life itself. He started as a player in the 1980s East Village, NYC, when art burst forth as direct, unruly, naïve seeming, getting at raw personal matters of process and reality, accessing the unconscious as well as conscious intensities. For his process For his process Duignan took a collaborative role with paint itself, allowing it to flow, skein, drip, puddle, considering it to be an “animal, fiery with purpose...ignoring all rules, unafraid,” consequently imbuing his works with an insistent energy.
- Sara Lynn Henry, curator
This catalogue is for an exhibition in Venice, Italy at CASTELLO 925 July 5 - Sept. 8, 2024
