{"id":12330,"date":"2025-04-09T10:30:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=12330"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:15:11","slug":"david-kennedy-cutler-second-nature-at-derek-eller-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/09\/david-kennedy-cutler-second-nature-at-derek-eller-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"David Kennedy Cutler, &#8216;Second Nature&#8217; at Derek Eller Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davidkennedycutler.com\">David Kennedy Cutler\u2019<\/a>s bed, his shorts, his plants and more personal items line the walls of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.derekeller.com\/exhibitions\/david-kennedy-cutler6\">Derek Eller Gallery<\/a> in the form of paintings that foreground the artist himself as subject.\u00a0 At a time when artists often conceive of and manage artwork that is actually produced by others, Kennedy Cutler\u2019s hands-on, labor-intensive process underscores his role as maker, albeit one who uses digital tools.\u00a0 Starting by photographing objects in his studio, digitally altering the images, printing on canvas and cutting the surface to create a pop-up effect, then adding paint to the result, the artworks blur the line between media while also multiplying the original represented object.\u00a0 Alluding to the increased representation of self via social media, Kennedy Cutler represents what he identifies as, \u2018a scattering or stuttering of our consciousness,\u2019 a potentially freeing state.\u00a0 (On view in Tribeca through April 12<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 2189px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/6c6876dc7ff53694967151f73\/images\/2148bc0a-0ed8-a955-168d-59db2bd6707e.jpg\" width=\"2189\" height=\"2788\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Kennedy Cutler, Wild, inkjet transfer, acrylic and clear coat on canvas, armature wire, 49.5 x 35.5 x 3.5 inches, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Kennedy Cutler\u2019s bed, his shorts, his plants and more personal items line the walls of Derek Eller Gallery in the form of paintings that foreground the artist himself as subject.\u00a0 At a time when artists often conceive of and manage artwork that is actually produced by others, Kennedy Cutler\u2019s hands-on, labor-intensive process underscores his &hellip; 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