BILL LOWE GALLERY HERBERT CREECY
(1939 - 2003)
“Creecy was part Abstract Exspessionist wild man, part truth-seeker, and part pseudo-hayseed who was blessed with the sensitivity of a philosopher king.” - Dan R. Talley, Professor, Fine Arts, Kutztown University, PA
Heral ded as th e m o st sig nif ic a nt A b s t r a c t Ex p r e s sio nist pa inter eve r t o c o me f r om t he S ou t h, H e r b e r t C r eec y’ s wo rk can be fo u n d i n t he p e r m a ne nt c olle c t io ns o f th e Whi tne y M u se u m of A m e r ic a n A r t ( N e w Y o rk ), th e Co rc o ran G al l e r y of A r t ( Wa s hing t on, D.C.), th e H i gh M u se u mv o f A r t ( A t la nt a ) , t he M us eu m o f C o ntempo rary A rt o f Ge or g ia , a s we ll a s in a v a st ar r a y of bl u e - c h i p c o r p or a t e a nd p r iv a t e c olle c t io ns. A careful l y c u rate d c olle c t ion of H e r b e r t C r e ec y’ s n e verv -be fo re - se e n p a int ing s a t B ill L owe G a llery sh ines a n e w l i gh t o n t his his t or ic a r t is t .
T h r ough a h e i gh t e n e d a wa r e ne s s of him s e lf in t he a ct o f pai n ti n g, Cre e c y f ound a wa y t o e m a ncip a t e th e hi dde n re c e sse s o f f or m . B y ne c e s s it a t ing the p resence o f f o rm, h e a llowe d p a int ing t o b e c ome h is p ai nti ng – a su bj e c t iv e inv olv e m e nt not onl y fo r h ims el f, bu t f o r h i s vi e we r s a s we ll. - R ob e r t M or g a n P h. D . , N e w Y o rk
H ERB E R T C R E E C Y | ST O R M Y M ORNING (DETAIL ), 1998 A C RY L I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A ON CANV AS | 42 X 42 INC HES | $25,000
H E RBERT CREEC Y | STORMY MORNING, 1998 A CR Y LI C A N D M I X ED MEDIA ON CANV AS 4 2 X 42 INC HES | $25,000
HER B ER T CR EECY | V AL HAL L A H I AC RYL IC AND MIXED MEDIA ON CA N V A S 24 X 24 INC HES | $ 15, 000
H ERBE R T C R E E CY | VA LHA LLA H I I A C R YL I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A ON CANV AS 2 4 X 2 4 I N C H E S | $ 1 5 ,0 0 0
HER B ER T CR EECY | V AL HA L L A H I ACRYL IC AND MIXED MEDIA ON C A N V A S 24 X 24 INCHES | $15, 000
HERBERT C REECY | ESSENCE, 2002 A C RY LI C A N D M I X E D MEDIA ON CANV AS 2 4 X 2 4 INCHES | $22,000
Her b ert Cre e c y ’s de n s e a nd e x ub e r a nt p a int i ngs e m pl o y a ran ge o f e x p e r im e nt a l t e c hniq ue s tha t wer e ahead o f h i s t im e . T houg h wid e ly k now n f o r hi s “s qu i ggl e s” , th e s c op e of C r e e c y’ s oe u v re d emo nstrate s h i s i m mens e ing e nu it y a nd t e c hn ic a l virtuos i ty.
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HER BER T C R E E C Y | T I T I LA T I ON , 2 0 0 2 ACR YL I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A CO LLAGE ON C ANV AS | 42 X 32 INCHES | $22, 000
“T he to ta l i t y o f an art is t ’ s wor k , a s in t he case o f He rbe rt C r e e c y, is d iffi cul t to su mm ari ze in t ha t t he d iv ers i ty i s o f te n w h at c la r if ie s t he p ai nterl y se n si bi l i ty ra t he r t ha n exteri or n o ti o n s o f h o w p a int ing s co nform t o o n e an o t he r . W it h Cr eecy , t h e re i s l i t tl e in t he wa y o f confor m i t y , w h i c h m a y r e a d a s a n a ttri b u te th at gi ves his wor k it s ultima te s tre n gth . ”
- R obert C. M o rgan , P h. D . , N e w Y or k
H ERB E R T C R E E CY | OR A CLE , 2 0 0 2 A C R Y L I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A ON CANV AS 41 X 4 1 I N C H ES | $ 2 5 ,0 0 0
HERBERT CREECY | ORACLE, 2002 | ACRYLIC AND MIX
XED MEDIA ON CANVAS
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INCHES | $25,000
HER B E R T C R E E CY | F OUN D A T I ON ACR Y L I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A ON CANV AS 18 X 1 8 I N C H E S | $ 9 ,5 0 0
“M y pers pe c t i ve o n the p a int ing s of C r e e c y is t ha t th e sensi bi l i t y o f be i ng “ now” is wha t c ons t it u t es th e pres e n t , w h i c h c om e s a liv e f or a nyone who takes the ti m e to se e his wor k a s a c ont e m p ora ry e xperi enc e t h at n e ver g oe s a wa y. ”
- R o be rt C . M or g a n, P h. D . , N e w Yo rk
HERBER T C R E E C Y | D I ST A N T LI GHT , 1988 AC R YL I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A CO LLAGE ON C ANV AS | 42 X 33 INCHES | $24, 000
“As I hav e c h o se n to s p e a k a b ou t t he a r t is t ’ s sensi bi l i tie s as a pai nt e r a s b e ing in t he p r e s e nt , th e i ssue i s n o t abo u t t he lit e r a l p r e s e nt b u t a b o u t “n ow ” as o ppo se d t o t he p a s t b e ing “ t he n. ”
- R o be rt C . M or g a n, P h. D . , N e w Y ork
HERBER T C R E E C Y | COM E S T H E N I GHT, 1988 AC R YL I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A CO LLAGE ON C ANV AS | 42 X 33 INCHES | $24, 000
“I t i s po ssi bl e th at h e ( C r e e c y) und e r s t ood his ro le a s a pai n t e r as so me o ne liv ing t hr oug h a m om ent in hi story w h e re i n h i s a r t c ou ld b e lik e ne d t o a k ind o f exi s tent i al re al i zat i o n t ha t g a v e a t t e nt ion t o himse lf a nd h i s mo rt al i ty a s b e ing int e g r a l t o t he a c t o f p ai nti ng.”
- R o ber t C . Mor g a n P h. D . , N e w Y o rk
HER BER T C R E E C Y | T HE BI R T H OF LI G HT ACR YL I C A N D M I X E D M E DI A CO LLAGE ON C ANV AS | 36 X 26 INCHES | $25, 000