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ARTIST

Mike Gough



MEDIUM

Acrylic on Wood Panel

DIMENSIONS (H x W)

16 x 16 in
41 x 41 cm

ARTWORK LOCATION

Artspace Warehouse (Los Angeles)

About

Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings are autobiographical but carry universal narratives. In the absence of detail, there is an opportunity for one’s own memories to develop. An expansive solitude and sense of isolation are met with a universal feeling of what it means to belong.

This unique 16-inch square acrylic painting on a panel explores our relationship with memory and the natural world. This piece is signed by the artist on the back and is wired and ready to hang. The sides are painted white and the artwork does not require framing. Convenient delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors. This artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery.

Mike Gough was born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. He attended Sir Wilfred Grenfell College and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts. In 2009/2010 he attended Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, England where he received a Master of Fine Arts.

At its core, Gough's practice explores how our relationship with the natural world connects and defines us. Working in mixed media, he endeavors to create familiar meditative spaces that exhibit a personal journey, but simultaneously invite the viewer to insert themselves in the narrative. These paintings partially stem from a fear of memory loss as a result of experiences with Alzheimer’s in Gough's family. Not only does the painting process exercise Gough’s memory, but the paintings themselves act as records of his experience becoming a blend of reality and idealism. They are not painted from photographs; the places are not precisely rendered and the experiences are not accurately told, but they are Gough’s authentic recollection of them. The intent of his work is to create a patchwork map of memories as a guide back to the authenticity of human feeling.

Gough has exhibited both nationally and internationally in over 40 exhibitions and his work appears in private, corporate, and public collections in England, the United States of America, and Canada, including The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, Humber College, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, The City of St. John’s, and Global Affairs Canada. Prominent collectors include the United Arab Emirates Royal Family.


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Mike Gough

Mike Gough

Mike Gough’s interest in the elusive quality of memory has always been an invariable interest in his art practice. Rooted in memories of his upbringing in Newfoundland, Gough’s paintings are autobiographical but carry universal narratives. In the absence of detail, there is an opportunity for one’s own memories to develop. An expansive solitude and sense of isolation are met with a universal feeling of what it means to belong. At its core, his practice explores how our relationship with the natural world connects and defines us.

Born in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, in 1985, Gough received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sir Wilfred Grenfell College in 2007 and graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London with a Master of Fine Arts in 2010.

Gough has exhibited both nationally and internationally in over 40 exhibitions and his work appears in private, corporate, and public collections in England and Canada, including The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery, Humber College, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, The City of St. John’s, and Global Affairs Canada. Prominent collectors include the United Arab Emirates Royal Family.


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