Michael Duncan, a Louisiana native with deep roots in Chicago, currently lives and creates in Dallas.
Through his extensive work across sculpture and acrylics and oil on canvas, Michael seeks to suspend and continually recast the narrative of a moment in time. His early compositions in sculpture continue to inform his works on canvas, giving rise to an evolving, synergistic relationship between the two art forms.
Michael’s work is a genre he calls “soundism.” An exploration into synesthesia, Michael draws upon the emotion of music and mimics the movement of music through his brushwork to create visual connections to well-known musical works and inspire new understandings.
Another primary focus of Michael’s work address social and cultural themes within the current environment. The purposeful recurrence of the male form celebrates a long-sought self-acceptance of Michael’s own personal choices. The neutral palette offers a visual quietness that frees the viewer to focus on the narrative in its simplest form.
gallery:
D+H Contemporary
Los Angeles CA
dolphinandhawk.com
Resource Center
Connections
Sep. 30 - Oct. 10, 2019
University of Texas SouthWestern
Bio Structural
Oct.19 - Jan. 31, 2019
Andy Dick Gallery
2017 Art Extravaganza
March 25 - June 2017
D+H Contemporary
"Sin Luz Art Exhibit"
Dec. 3 - Jan. 14, 2017
Richland College - Brazos Gallery
Feb. 29 - March 29, 2016
River Oaks Square Arts Center
Aug. 21 - Oct. 3, 2015
"Rise and Fall"
29th Annual League for Innovation Exhibition and Competition 2115.
KIVA Gallery, North Bridge, Mountain View College.
Feb. 14 - March 14, 2015
Brookhaven College - The Forum Gallery
April 2008
Deep Ellum Lofts
UnCommon DeNominators
Dec. 1 - Feb. 5, 2000
Brookhaven College - The Forum Gallery
April 1998