ERIC GUTTELEWITZ

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	7am, 1998. Oil on linen, 16 x 21 inches. *inquire for availability and price.		Lake Amatitlan, 1987. Oil on linen, 20 x 24 inches. *inquire for availability and price.
	The Bridge, 1985. Oil on linen, 16 x 20 inches. *inquire for availability and price.		En La Cumbre, 1992. Oil on linen, 30 x 38 inches. *inquire for availability and price.
	Huehuetenango, 1992 oil on linen, 50 x 48 inches. *inquire for availability and price.		Sunday, 1991 oil on linen, 50 x 48 inches. *inquire for availability and price.
	La Mujer y La Pared, 1989. Oil on linen. 30 x 24 inches. *inquire for availability and price.		Waiting, 1984. Oil on linen, 64 x 48 inches. *inquire for availability and price.

Born in Guatemala, 1956. Currently lives in New Jersey. Guttelewitz is a painter who has no fear of the direct statement, notwithstanding the fact that directness can be surreal. The simplicity and ransparency of Guttelewitz’s method is remarkable, and in this era of often contrived, language-bound art, reassuring. The strongest painterly antecedent for Guttelewitz would seem to be the Douanier Rousseau. Guttelewitz also has an ingenuous side which is able to seamlessly amalgamate disparate things. He can exploit the abstract side of natural phenomena.

But if Guttelewitz bases his compositions on redoubtable modern art schemes, there is plenty of room left over for indulgence in fantasy. Kites symbolize freedom, and have become Guttelewitz’s trademark. Guttelewitz’s talent has been first recognized and honored in Japan, where he has been selected by prestigious judges for the Osaka Triennale four times. His corner of the world, containing strains of memory, fantasy and close observation will have universal resonance. His paintings fulfill the first requirement o art: they palpably broaden our horizons and enrich our lives. (Text by William Zimmer for the catalog entitled Eric Guttelewitz: Enchanted Guatemalan Landscapes remembered. Organized an published by The Bergen Museum of Art and Science) Photographs by Eric Guttelewitz *click image for larger view