|  Mitch
Gyson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in1959. As a
child growing up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., influences
such as Mad Magazine, Duckpin Bowling, and Saturday cartoons
set the stage early for an offbeat and curious view of the
world. As a student at the Maryland Institute, College of
Art, the power and vision of the Old Masters, J.M.W. Turner,
and Maxfield Parrish, helped to instill a passion for pushing
the boundaries of conception and execution. Along with his
travels throughout the U.S., the writings of Edward Abby and
E.H. Gombrich have also inspired the artist to approach his
subjects and ideas without convention.
The artist has always resisted working
from a singular point of view. He chooses instead to allow
the emotional and visual characteristics of his subject to
inform his methods. He has developed a fascination with materials,
mixing unlikely combinations, and unorthodox methods, often
into a single work. This has assisted Gyson in forging a distinctive
and versatile approach to painting and image making. Gyson’s
landscape and figurative paintings have been exhibited throughout
the U.S., and his diverse interests have led to a variety
of projects from magazine and poster illustration to miniature
golf course and theatrical set design and fabrication.
Gyson has received numerous commissions to paint
murals for some of the
nations busiest airports from corporations such as United Airlines
and Marriott Corporation, yet also feels a great challenge and satisfaction
in creating works for private collectors. With sensitivity and insight,
Gyson’s pet portraits capture the unique sensitivity and character
of his subjects. These works, which are in collections throughout
the country, have been featured on The Animal Planet cable network,
and exhibited at the State House in Boston.
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Gyson’s work is in many private and
corporate collections including the Estate of Thomas P. “Tip”
O’Neill and Amgen Corporation.
Mitch Gyson lives in New York City with his wife a Canine
behaviorist/trainer, and their three-legged dog Cassidy.
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