WILLIAM C. HOOK : DEJA VU: A ONE MAN SHOW

WILLIAM C. HOOK DEJA VU: A ONE MAN SHOW

WILLIAM C. HOOK DEJA VU: A ONE MAN SHOW August 6 - August 19, 2021

Meyer Gallery

225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com

For his solo exhibition, Déjà vu, William Hook presents a collection of new representational southwest paintings alongside his latest modern abstracts. His inspired landscapes include sunsets over the Sandias, red rock cliffs in Chama, aspen groves, and more New Mexico scenes. His increasingly organic abstract paintings are built from a similar color palette, giving the exhibition an enticing local feel. Hook has spent the majority of his career splitting time between Carmel and Santa Fe, allowing the two locations as well as international travel to inform his subject matter. His southwest emphasis for this show may stem from the artist’s recent decision to move to New Mexico full time, as Hook and his wife decide to leave their California residence and call the Land of Enchantment their permanent home.

In addition to his new southwest work, Hook is revisiting past pieces for Déjà vu that were created and sold earlier in the artist’s career yet have made their way back into his studio and current collection. Hook brings these pieces into the present by making slight changes to their composition, lighting or color palette. The resulting paintings become unique encapsulations of the artist’s career from past to present. “It’s this idea that people may feel like they’ve seen the work before, but that they’re also experiencing it for the first time,” says Hook of these revisited paintings.

A similar sentiment can be felt when viewing Hook’s New Mexico landscapes; familiar local imagery such as a hollyhock flower or Ghost Ranch mesa feels inspired and new when seen through the artist’s eyes. Hook’s precise yet expressive painting style features broad brushstrokes, vivid color and subtle lighting effects, as the artist aims to capture his own sense of wonder and emotional connection with his subject matter.

Déjà vu opens with a reception on Friday, August 6 th from 5-7pm. New work can be seen in person at the gallery and online at meyergalleries.com/show/meyer-gallery-william-hook.

Autumn Stream

acrylic

12x12

Wicked Weed

acrylic 12x12

Bright Horizon acrylic 24x36

Van’s Vase acrylic 16x12

Caprenter’s Grove acrylic 24x36

Chama Cliff Study acrylic 12x12

Club Down acrylic 14x11

Santa Fe No.24 acrylic 12x12

Half Full acrylic 14x11

Head Waters acrylic 30x30

Winery Winter acrylic 18x24

Afternoon Apologue acrylic 18x36

Marvin’s Garden acrylic 30x40

Plane Trigonometry acrylic 12x24

Sunflowers and Sandias acrylic 12x12

Taos Turquoise acrylic 12x12

Carmel No.15 acrylic 16x12

West Delta Blues acrylic 12x12

Santa Fe No. 16 acrylic 12x12

Santa Fe No. 26 acrylic 12x12

Aspen Conspiracy acrylic 12x12

Up, Up, and Away acrylic

36x24

WILLIAM C. HOOK DEJA VU: A ONE MAN SHOW Price List

Autumn Stream 12x12

$3,400

Wicked Weed

12x12

$3,400

Bright Horizon

24x36

$10,500

Van’s Vase

16x12

$4,100

Carpenter’s Grove

24x36

$11,400

Chama Cliff Study

12x12

$3,400

Club Down

14x11

$3,800

Santa Fe No.24

12x12

$3,400

Half Full

12x12

$3,400

Head Waters

30x30

$16,500

Winery Winter

18x24

$7,000

Price List

Afternoon Apologue

18x36

$9,100

Marvin’s Garden

30x40

$20,000

Plane Trigonometry

12x24

$6,200

Sunflowrs and Sandias

12x12

$3,400

Carmel No. 15

16x12

$4,100

Taos Turquoise

12x12

$3,400

West Delta Blues

12x24

$6,200

Santa Fe No. 26

12x12

$3,400

Santa Fe No. 16

24x18

$7,000

Aspen Conspiracy

12x12

$3,400

Up, Up, and Away

36x24

$10,500

WILLIAM C. HOOK DEJA VU: A ONE MAN SHOW

August 6 - August 19, 2021

Meyer Gallery

225 Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501 505.983.1434 800.779.7387 www.meyergalleries.com