April 2011

Adam Cave Fine Art in Raleigh, NC, Features Works by Wayne Trapp

Adam Cave Fine Art in Raleigh, NC, will present the exhibit, Wayne Trapp: Recent Paintings, on view from Apr. 1 - 31, 2011. A reception will be held on Apr. 1, from 6-9pm.

Warm yellows and cool gray blues combine in thick, waxy strokes, conjuring a thousand interpretations in our minds for each of the oil paintings on view in a new exhibit by veteran painter/sculptor Wayne Trapp. Trapp returns to Raleigh, where he has a large following for his abstract canvases but has not shown in a number of years. Despite the seemingly endless possible stories in each painting, Trapp begins each one with a specific reference point pulled from his current interests; jazz music, Native American lore, literature, travel and his other artistic endeavor, sculpture.

In Juggling Jazz the artist translates a 50’s jazz piano line by Dave Brubeck into a crescendo of color. A segmented shape crawls across the canvas, hinting at the keys on a keyboard while dots and dashes create a staccato rhythm. In another work titled Anasazi Marks, Trapp has captured the essence of ancient cave paintings without the specifics of human or animal forms allowing the viewer to read a more emotional story of their own choosing. Mexican Street Dance reflects the artist’s memory of a dusky evening full of fireworks and flags, all fluttering around a figural shape caught up in the excitement and volume of the scene.

Trapp lives in the North Carolina Mountains where he works as both a painter and sculptor. He has been so busy in recent years, with large-scale public sculpture commissions, that it took heavy snowstorms this winter to keep him inside and in front of the easel.

For further information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 919/838-6692 or visit (www.adamcavefineart.com).

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