Nick Fyhrie
West Hollywood, CA 90069, CA
Born 1985, Los Angeles, CA, Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Message
Born in Los Angeles, I was attracted to art & architecture from a very young age. I would constantly draw houses on scrap pieces of paper and play with wood blocks to build little structures. I would also draw people and wanted to paint them. I practiced studio art and studied art history at UCLA, where I worked in mediums including painting, photography, and sculpture. Relocating to New York in 2008, I continued my studio art practice and explored my interest in interior design. I then furthered my arts education at the School of Visual Arts MFA program and graduated with a focus on painting in 2013. Since 2014, I have been living in Los Angeles where I currently work out of my studio in my apartment.
Statement
I work in multiple series of paintings, drawings, and mixed media works. A common thread that leads me through each series is the desire to interpret and translate the experience of existence. Whether by observing nature and human beings or trying to depict an intuitive vision, I am interested in questioning reality. My ideas and spiritual inspiration come from my attraction to and interests in nature, design, physics, the male body, and the concept of transformation.
Each series explores an idea and sometimes the style or method of expressing that idea changes because that is what suits that particular expression. Mostly, I love working in oil painting and that is the root of my artistic practice. I consider my works as translations or experiences of a subject, not a representation of it. Themes that have consistently guided my practice include concealing / revealing, light / shadow both figurative & metaphorical, self-portraiture, gay male sexuality, anxiety / possibility, and well, what is the meaning of life?