FIFTY24SF Gallery Presents “Young Mind, Old Soul” New Works by Word to Mother

FIFTY24SF Gallery Presents
“Young Mind, Old Soul”
New Works by Word to Mother
Thursday, July 2, 2009 from 7-9:30 P.M.

“Young Mind, Old Soul” is a solo exhibition by Word to Mother, an illustrator and painter from the U.K. Inspired by his past and the world around him, Word to Mother transforms one man’s trash into his very own treasure by giving new life to discarded objects. “Young Mind, Old Soul” Young Mind, Old Soul sees Word To Mother’s unique emotive figures existing within a world of carefully selected aged materials and nostalgic items, embodying the artist’s deep affinity with yesteryear. WTM says, “For me, the idea of having a Young Mind and an Old Soul is about retaining the freedom of youth, the creative and unrestricted energy to continue to question things and to educate yourself, whilst living with a respect and understanding of the past.”

Word To Mother’s favored, organic palette is contrasted with splashes of gold leaf and turquoise geometry on a range of salvaged items from old doors to rusted metal tins. Each painting is a combination of new thoughts, applied to carefully selected, aged and distressed items, something that has existed as something else prior to Word To Mother finding it and adding his distinctive touch. “I want to consider what I am painting on, as much as what I am actually painting. The imagery I aim to create is a careful balance of what has already existed; I just try and add a little piece of myself to the natural beauty that is already there.”

Word to Mother is based in England and went to art school for illustration after developing a passion for graffiti at a young age. By consistently filling his sketchbook with social observations, he uniquely articulates his style with the use of texture, typography, signature characters, and salvaged wood canvases. With layering techniques that look like they took years, Word to Mother ensures both the painting and canvas compliment each other’s natural beauty.

“Young Mind, Old Soul” features new paintings on
display at FIFTY24SF Gallery from July 2 - 28, 2009.