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Keith Theriot

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Florida Artist:

Keith Theriot
144 Brigadoon Point
Orlando, FL 32835
(407) 294-3823
Acrylic, Mixed Media
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Web site: www.KeithTheriot.com

I have always been painting and drawing. You would probably find my first drawings on the inside walls of my mothers' body. As a child my parents encouraged it - I had an oil paint set at 5 and graduated to acrylics at 15.

Usually I paint figures, mostly human or superhuman - gods/goddesses.

Basically, I use my subconscious (mind) to start the paintings, attempting to get a basic, primordial type of imagery/energy going. This works for me as form of true, real expression. I work on many surfaces at once, with canvas or paper or masonite/wood.

Then I return to the pieces after letting them "settle" in. From there I search out - conscious- recognizable images, figures. The goal is to make the primordial image/energy (abstract shapes, colors, lines) more accessible to the viewer and thus create art that can be appreciated on a wider level.

I rarely create something with a specific idea in mind, so it is an adventure every time I approach a blank space. If it all goes well the end result will offer some non-literal revelation to the viewer.

I did attempt to hone my craft in school. I have a degree in Fine Art from L.S.U. in Baton Rouge. A few of my teachers did have an influence on my work. Specifically, Ann Harding, Ed Pramuck and Robert Warrens. As for historical influences I am a huge fan of Michelangelo, Keith Haring, Max Beckman and Pablo Picasso. A 1986 article in the New York Native referred to my work as "Matissey" and one in the Louisiana State Times, "Picasso-like".

In the 80's and early 90's I maintained a studio on 14th St. in New York and from '93 to '00 I had a studio in the Faubourg Marigny in New Orleans.
Currently I reside in Florida.

My artwork uses abstract shapes and expressive colors that attempt to take the viewer on an adventure into the human spirit. My work has been exhibited in galleries in New York, Wash. D.C. & New Orleans and has been collected internationally. - Keith Theriot