"Inside Outline" | Troy Dugas

Arthur Roger Gallery

432 Julia Street

July 4th - August 27th, 2020

Troy Dugas
Tiger Dream Walk, 2019
Printing ink, colored pencil, paint pens on paper
20 x 26 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Blue Fox, 2020
Product labels, acrylic, colored pencil, graphite on panel
48 x 38 x 2 inches
 

Troy Dugas
December Mosquitos, 2020
Acrylic on paper mounted to canvas
60 x 60 x 2 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Four in Eight Silver on Black, 2020
Acrylic on paper mounted to canvas
72 x 72 x 2 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Grantchester Portrait, 2019
Product labels, acrylic, colored pencil, graphite on panel
48 x 38 inches
 

Troy Dugas

Internal Green-Gold Pink Dots, 2019
Acrylic on paper mounted to paper
72 x 72 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Knowing #1, 2019
Acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
55 x 55 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Knowing #2, 2019
Acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
55 x 55 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Knowing #3, 2019
Acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
55 x 55 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Knowing #4, 2020
Acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
55 x 55 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Knowing #5, 2020
Acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
55 x 55 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Red Fox, 2020
Acrylic on paper mounted to paper
72 x 72 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Star, Tree, Flower, 2020
Product labels, acrylic, colored pencil, graphite on panel
48 x 38 x 2 inches
 

Troy Dugas
The Flower Thief, 2020
Acrylic, paint pens, acrylic on paper mounted to canvas
72 x 72 x 2 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Three Rows Tulips, 2020
Acrylic on paper mounted to paper
106 x 95 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Triple Circle Tulip, 2020
Acrylic on paper mounted to paper
72 x 72 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Dragon, 2019
Printing ink, colored pencil, paint pens on paper
20 x 26 inches
 


Troy Dugas
Goat #2, 2019
Printing ink, colored pencils, paint pen on paper
26 x 20 inches
31 x 24 3/4 inches framed
 

Troy Dugas
Grantchester Portrait #1, 2019
Printing ink, colored pencil, paint pens on paper
26 x 20 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Grantchester Portrait #2, 2019
Printing ink, colored pencil, paint pens on paper
 

Troy Dugas
Grantchester Portrait #3, 2019
Printing ink, colored pencil, paint pens on paper
26 x 20 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Lotus, 2019
Printing ink, colored pencil, paint pens on paper
20 x 26 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #1, 2019
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #2, 2019
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #3, 2019
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #4, 2019
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #5, 2019
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #6, 2019
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #7, 2019
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #8, 2020
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #9, 2020
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #10, 2020
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #11, 2020
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #12, 2020
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #13, 2020
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Tapestry Concept Design #14, 2020
Colored pencil, markers, gesso, paint pens on paper
20 x 15 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #1, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #2, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #3, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #4, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #5, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #6, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #7, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #8, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #9, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #10, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #11, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Troy Dugas
Black and White Collage #12, 2019
Paint pens, acrylic on rice paper mounted to paper
18 x 12 inches
 

Press Release

Exploring symmetrical and radial drawings requires concentration and meditation. The lines divide the two-dimensional space and become mystical and alchemical maps used to guide the placement of marks, symbols, lines, texture, color, and pattern. Focused awareness and openness to this map help make critical decisions as the work develops.

Occasional figurative compositions of men, flowers, or animals create levity in the overall work. They are made using the same collage technique and materials and are elevated to a heightened stylization. They provide a different kind of map that is less assertive and organized and suggest a primitive otherworldliness and pathos.

The recent work is made from painted and block-printed papers. Motifs and shapes are printed in a repeating fashion combined with layered painting techniques to create all-over patterns that are shredded into small strips. The same forms are carefully printed row by row creating hundreds of recognizable, individual forms that are carefully cut out. Together strips and shapes are arranged using repetition and intuition guided by original designs that explore the infinite possibilities of radial form, symmetry, and pattern.

Cut and shredded product labels were the primary material for my collages for over 15 years, but for the last several years, I’ve been creating and accumulating my own painted and block-printed papers to explore the workings of the original designs buried underneath.

Influences include the history of textiles, outsider art, and indigenous folk art.

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