The Promise of Dawn

Thierry Guillemin
Curated by Gaby Mizes

Wednesday, March 27th through Saturday, April 20th, 2024

In these new paintings, Thierry Guillemin explores the wonders of early morning light. He invited his friend Jim Metzner to contribute original dawn soundscapes that will be played in the gallery during the show. In this unique and immersive collaboration, Thierry and Jim pay homage to the magic of dawn, a powerful symbol of awakening and new possibilities.

Thierry has been a member of Studio Gallery since 2005. Originally an abstract painter, he found in this current series of large realistic paintings a new path to address essential aspects of his life experience, time, awareness, and interconnectedness, that he feels people eagerly respond to.

“What I find is that the same desire for sincerity can continue to be the guiding force of my work even though the form has changed so radically in appearance.”

For the past 40 years, Jim Metzner has recorded soundscapes all over the world, lately as a Fulbright Specialist in Media and Communication. Many of Jim’s recordings have appeared on his radio program and podcast, Pulse of the Planet. His archive is now reposited in the Library of Congress.

“I’m a huge fan of Thierry’s art and am honored to have some of my recordings included in his exhibition, The Promise of Dawn.”

A special limited and signed edition of Jim’s dawn recording will be made available with each painting and can also be purchased separately.
Dawn 1 (44:00) is the soundscape heard in the exhibition, recorded at various locations in the northeastern US.
Dawn 2 (8:51) is a quieter soundscape, recorded at a wetlands in upstate New York.
Dawn 3 (23:48) was recorded in Australia, New Zealand, Sierra Nevada and the Northeast.

For more information about Jim’s work, visit jimmetznerproductions.com.

Thierry’s website can be visited at www.thierryguillemin.com.