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Frank Gonzales // between worlds

by Lorin Drexler · Dec 23, 2022

Frank Gonzales – Featured Artist

between worlds

it finds me
like two great blue herons
deciding which
way to fly
i am estranged
by prehistories
of spoken things
emotion residue bleeds
in variegated streaks
leaving memories
fragmented
not near their
experiential dimension

it is my aperture in life
to simulate creation
is it the god of i
or you
they
or none of the above

i am naked
between worlds
a child of the provisional sun
tears like raindrops
born in amniotic paint
it is pain we know well
in the viscera
the profundity of the
inner layer
like an old orphan
in primal expression
shedding granules of love

hold your scarecrow just
beneath the clouds
give your greats space
to depart your
boxings of home
they will return
between the crystals
in the unseen eye
and the eversions
that will remain
evolved

by LORIN DREXLER


Frank Gonzales

https://frankgonzales.net

Frank Gonzales was born in Mesa, Arizona, and grew up in Tempe. He received his BFA from Laguna College of Art and Design in 2003. His work explores ornithological subjects, organic and plant elements, and color. In his own words: As we try to understand the phenomena of nature by neatly labeling, dividing, and categorizing, I approach my understanding by weaving elements of science and imagination. Exploring possibilities through the language of paint, I can blur the lines between reality and ideas. I like the spontaneity of starting with a background color or a single image as a jump-off point for the rest of the painting. One image will spark another, and the process takes shape from there. I find this way of working to be both exciting and uncertain. My various marks and color glitches mimic this uncertainty resulting in visual stillness and movement.

His work is included in private and public collections worldwide, including the Ampersand Boutique Hotel in London, The Orange County Children’s Hospital, and Starbucks, Bank of America, and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. His work has been featured in numerous publications and online texts including American Art Collector Magazine, Juxtapoz, Booooom, and Colossal. Frank’s work was also featured on the cover of American Art Collector Magazine in 2010. He recently designed a terrazzo floor for the 24th Street Sky Tram station at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport which opened to the public in the Summer of 2022.


What is Gen Society?

Gen Society is an art space blog for visual art and creative writing collaborations, and other randomizations. Hosted by writer and musician Lorin Drexler, this online venue is an expressive experience for those interested in the world of the arts. It is a poetic journey through the hearts and minds of contemporary artists in practice and a reflection of those that have long passed.

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