FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ED BAYNARD: GREATEST HITS

May 29 – June 29, 2008
Opening reception May 29th, 6 – 8 pm

Dillon Gallery is proud to announce the upcoming solo exhibition of acclaimed artist Ed Baynard.

As a master watercolorist for the last 35 years, Baynard has perfected his vocabulary; this contemporary era of his work contains his classic imagery in a vibrant new medium – acrylic on canvas. These mature works, “Greatest Hits,” are an intimate distillation of his life’s work. The restrained still lifes are painted in an unsentimental and sophisticated approach. His canvases echo the quiet intellectualism that one finds in the compositions of Morandi. His floral works reference the Japanese aesthetic as well as that of the early 20th century American Modernists.

In the current exhibition Baynard has incorporated all his themes – the shelf – the pots – the white
background he pioneered – and his flowers, below trompe l’oeil blocks of color. These paintings remind the viewer to stop and take note of the details, and reoccurring themes of nature and geometry.

“Beautiful painting is alive and well in New York City. Baynard’s flowers are not simply flowers, but portraits redolent of the full realm of human possibility. Erotic, seductive and sometimes evil, there is the full range. He is best known for his paintings of flowers and this show, dedicated to floral still lifes, illustrates why.” Karen Wright, Bloomberg, March 2007.

This is Baynard’s second solo exhibition at Dillon Gallery. The artist’s work can be seen n such collections as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, the Tate, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, High Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Walker Art Center, among others.