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ian SHULTZ
by June Mattingly // regularmain.com

Ian’s action-packed paintings covered in swaggering paint filled brushstrokes not surprisingly
slightly evoke embarrassment connected reactions as if the observer sees themselves
comfortably partaking in actuality in the explicitly exposed sizzling sexual activities.  
“The Lying Game,” 2010, acrylic on board, 40 x 60 inches
Ian’s a self-taught fine artist with a strong background in commercial art and lives in
Austin with a wife and cats. The Wally Workman Gallery, celebrating being in business
over 25 years in a 100-year old house in Austin’s 6th Street art district represents 47
mostly emerging artists.  
“The Counterfeits,” 2010, acrylic on board, 40 x 60 inches
“Finish this sentence, sure, but then put the goddam paper down or step away
from the screen and haul your ass up West Sixth to see this show by a local
painter Ian Shults. That’s the best advice we can give a local citizen now, as
the Workman Gallery decks its walls with the deconstructed vintage reprobates
and swingers, all mid-century seersucker and clandestine hanky-panky,
rendered in stunning acrylics by this hotshot ” And from the gallery press release:
“Ian Shults’ paintings forge fine art and the profane to tell sordid tales of
debauchery with a sly sense of humor. His paintings recall a bygone era
when the sheen of the American dream dulled, and subversive behavior
of illicit drugs and kinky benders were swept under the rug.”
“Fade to Blonde,” 2010, acrylic on board, 30 x 48 inches
Wally Workman Gallery
1202 W. 6th Street, Austin TX 78703
512.472.7428
www.wallyworkmangallery.com