Overton Loyd
400 S. Main St.
Studio 209
Los Angeles, CA
90013
United States
overton@overtonloyd.com
Artist Statement
My intention is to craft images
that appear to transcend the limits of the 2 dimensional picture plane.
Graphic dialogs speaking directly to the soul while challenging our visual perception.
Inspired by Lautrec and Degas, I find myself
documenting contemporary events like a "Victorian Age"
paparazzi.
IÕm entranced by the intense drawing speed
that a simple ball point pen allows.
Combining that with the erratic flow of
watercolors has me reveling within an arresting style of art distinguished as
"Street Futurism".
I'm also influenced by Dali's
"Paranoiac-critical" method of creating images that evoke multiple
meanings.
However instead of using realism to achieve
optical illusions, I'm passionate about exploring aspects of
Abstract Expressionism, juxtaposing the
fluidity of acrylics with the gritty textures of charcoal and chalk.
Only now, am I beginning to comprehend the
true power of picture making.
I stand for the possibility that art can
generate a breakthrough in communication that might allow us to shift
our consciousness, embrace our humanity and
access the eternal.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2007
¥ Cinco. Crewest Gallery, LACA
¥
Canceptual. Crewest Gallery, LACA
¥
The Love Show,
M.J. Higgins Gallery, LACA
2006
¥
Top of the
Dome, Crewest Gallery, LACA
¥
The Hidden
Futures, Crewest Gallery, LACA
2005
¥
Revolutions,
Forrest Lawn Museum, LACA
¥
Small Wonders,
Pharmaka Gallery, LACA
¥
Black is
Beautiful, M.J. Higgins Gallery, LACA
2004
¥
Community Art Walk
Exhibition, Downtown Gallery Row, LACA
¥
Vermont Harbor
Community Mixer, LACA
¥
Vermont Harbor
Community Conference, LACA
2002
¥
The Art of
Funk, San Francisco, CA
¥
Bridges to
Freedom, Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA
2001
¥
Eyspeak
Community Mural, Los Angeles Southwest College, LACA
¥
Laguna Beach
Charity Auction, Laguna Beach, CA
1996
¥
About Face,
Municipal Art Gallery, LACA
¥
The Music Is
Magic, Maxine Waters Gallery, LACA
¥
3rd World Art
Festival, Watts Health Foundation, LACA
¥
Los Angeles
Community College, Alumni Exhibition, LACA
¥
Legacy of the
Blues, William Grant Still Art Center, LACA
1994
¥
Arts in
Motion, Van Nuys, CA
¥
3rd World Art
Festival, LACA
¥
Watts Health
Foundation, LACA
¥
Sheenway Art,
Beverly Hills, CA
¥
Afros &
Dominos, Arts & Barbee, LACA
1992
¥
Black Ink.,
Cartoon Museum, San Francisco, CA
¥
Prejudgment
Day, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, LACA
SELECTED PERFORMANCE ART:
¥
2003 POSSIBILITY PREVAILS - Henry Fonda Theater,
LACA
¥
1997 FUNKADELIC - USC Campus, LACA
¥
1997 FLASH LITE - The Tonight Show, LACA
¥
1997 NAACP IMAGE AWARDS - Pasadena Civic
Auditorium, LACA
¥
1995 PARLIAMENT - The Grand, London, England
¥
1993 NEW FUTURE NOW! - Arsenio Hall Show,
Paramount Studio, LACA
¥
1991 CUE CARD PARTY - The Bottom Line Club, NY,
NY
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Ned Beatty
Martin Mull
Harlan Ellison
Martin Sheen
George Clinton
Quincy Jones
Burt Reynolds
Reginald Hudlin