Fred Mou

Swiss expressionist painter Fred Mou conjures his often nearly abstract compositions from an unusual combination of experiences: years spent working as an architect, and coastal areas visited during extensive travels all over the world. His sharp acrylic lines initially suggest illustration, and there is an architectural precision to their forms and their relationship to surrounding negative spaces. Nevertheless, the nautical scenes he often portrays are characterized by a dramatic fluctuation of forms, with geometric shapes and human figures floating above or amidst rolling waves and brightly hued, fluid color fields.

Though clearly inspired by marine life and scenes — fish and allegorical nautical figures appear frequently — Mou’s seascapes remain startlingly unconventional and surprising. The artist is comfortable mixing a vast range of tones, from bold combinations of neons and pastels, to more sparse and monochrome elements. Likewise, his forms combine a lexicon of well-defined lines at sharp angles with more organic, practically cellular curvilinear subjects. Mou paints a vast and superbly eclectic sea of difference.

The Kaleidoscope of the Mind
Reception: Thursday August 30, 2012 6-8 PM
Exhibition Dates: 8/24/2012 - 9/13/2012

Invitation to Fred Mou's exhibition

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Fisch Needles Acrylic on Canvas 43" x 43" $3000 Fisch Needles Acrylic on Canvas 43" x 43" $3000	Fly Dancing Acrylic on Canvas 38" x 37.5" $2900 Fly Dancing Acrylic on Canvas 38" x 37.5" $2900
Emerging Sea Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 22.5" $2900 Emerging Sea Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 22.5" $2900	Life Tantaculas Acrylic on Canvas 37" x 36.5" $4850 Life Tantaculas Acrylic on Canvas 37" x 36.5" $4850
Life - Infini - Deep Sea Acrylic on Canvas 39" x 26" $2500 Life - Infini - Deep Sea Acrylic on Canvas 39" x 26" $2500	Fire Works at Sea Acrylic on Canvas 46" x 22" $2550 Fire Works at Sea Acrylic on Canvas 46" x 22" $2550