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We are always looking at ourselves. We are constantly looking at ourselves in the mirror, whether it is a physical mirror or an abstract concept. Imagine it. Social media, self-help, advice, therapy, feelings, relationships, family, and sharing sharing sharing sharing until we can’t seem to even find what it is that we originally were seeking, seems to be the definition of the times. We are constantly confronted with a lack of or an absence of selfhood. There is a beauty in the way that Timothy CurtisIn his first exhibition, he is vulnerable and critical. Feeling Charts and InkblotsCurrently on view at Atlanta Contemporary.
Curtis uses the same marks and faces in his graffiti to create an understanding of his own incarceration 10 years ago. He is no longer able to maintain a distance from himself in these works. Instead, he is visibly bare. You can see him in the studio working out these feelings, understanding himself as a person who is evolving but also an artist. What are you bringing with you from the past? What do you feel at this moment? What can we all understand about feelings, individual desires and how to use them as a template? Curtis’s own growth since his cover story in JuxtapozThis is a man who has charted his own path. From his early years to his rise to become a truly unique contemporary artist, this is someone who is charting their own path. He has literally shown us how he does it. —Evan Pricco
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Original content by www.juxtapoz.com. “Juxtapoz magazine – Timothy Curtis presents “Inkblots & Feeling Charts”, that are both universal and deeply personal”
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