Houston
Gorski had realized early-on, that his work straddled the thin line between decoration and painting. He felt this was a virtue. He wrote: “it is up to me to find out where it will lead, and this I find exciting. If a painter is really convinced that what he is doing is right, then it will certainly be reflected in his work. This I feel is an important fact about flat painting, it is not easy as it may seem.” Out of a desire “to make them (his paintings) more and more real” he would subsequently, go on to make works using a variety of materials to emphasize paintings sculptural-object-like qualities. These deeply layered, shaped pieces often come down off the wall.
1993 “Dan Gorski – Works from Four Decades,
Davis/McClain Gallery, Houston
This exhibition included works from 1965 to 1993.
Front of Invitation taken inside Dan’s Houston studio. Inti-Huatana (Hitching Post of the Sun), Rollin and Tumblin, Pull Me to You in a Cuddly Way, Betatakin
Installation Photos:
Rollin and Tumblin, The Diver
Homage to Albers and Rothko, Betatakin, Jacob’s Ladder, Tu m’-In Three Kinds of Light
Rollin and Tumblin, The Diver, Continual Presence of Flesh
Detail of Photos:
1965 The Diver, acrylic on canvas, 80x114 inches (diptych). Collection of Bebe Woolley
1966 Rollin and Tumblin, enamel paint on mixed materials, 71x80x5 inches.
1967 Continual Presence of Flesh, epoxy enamel on wood, 65x123 inches. Available
1974 Betatakin, acrylic and varnish on wood, 80x30 inches. Available
1976 Homage to Albers and Rothko, acrylic on canvas, 74x64 inches. Collection of Bebe Woolley
1978 Jacob’s ladder, shellac on canvas, 82x27x5 inches. Available
1981 Tum’– In Three Kinds of Light, acrylic on metal, 25-1/2x96-1/2 inches. Available
1988 Inti-Huantana (Hitching Post to the Sun), acrylic on wood, 89x82 inches. Available
1993 Pull Me to You in a Cuddly Way, Acrylic on Wood, 96x24x5-1/2 inches. Available
1995 Dan Gorski – Recent Work
Davis/McClain Gallery, Houston
“Travel to Thailand generated a new aspect to the work. Thai elements are so layered in complexity of color and shape that it totally overwhelms you. What I found to be most interesting is Buddhist sculpture, particularly the extremely large reclining Buddhas”. - Dan Gorski-2016, Houston
Slide show of available Thai influenced pieces from Exhibition:
“What took on the greatest significance to me were the hand positions (of the Buddhas). I found these hand positions to be a stylization of a particular theme, Mudra.” - Dan Gorski-2016, Houston
Slideshow of Available Mudras from Exhibition:
2014 Hard-Edge: Then/Now
Wade Wilson Art, Houston
Announcement in Modern Painters Magazine
Invitation to Exhibition
Art Ltd. Review by Donna Tennant
References: Letter from Houston: Lee Bontecou at the Menil, Dan Gorski at Wade Wilson, Adobe Airstream
An Artist interview Review of Dan Gorski at Wade Wilson Art by Rodrigo Aquilera Art 713 – Houston Tx 2014
Details of photos:
Entry Area:
Untitled (triptych), 1964, acrylic on canvas mounted on panel, 90 x 90, $52,600
Main Gallery:
Rebound, 1963, acrylic on canvas, 14 x 14, NFS
Untitled (diptych), 1963, acrylic con canvas, 50 x 42, $13,650
The Long Arm of the Law, 1965, acrylic on canvas, 65 x 50, $21,100
Untitled, 1963, acrylic on canvas, 59.625 x 61.5, $23,800
Sentinel 1, 1963-64, acrylic on canvas, 85 x 23, $15,000
Sentinel 2, 1963-64, acrylic on canvas, 85 x 23, NFS
Untitled, 1964, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 90, $23,400
Side Gallery:
Poon’s Rug, 1965, acrylic on canvas, 79.75 x 66, NFS
Untitled (diptych), 1963, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 107, $27,800
Untitled, 1963, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 45, $17,500
Untitled, 1962, acrylic on canvas, 32 x 38, $7,900