Fore River Gallery is proud to present PIVOT: Three Decades of Figurative Works, the
first solo gallery exhibition of Maine artist Daniel Meiklejohn, showing from

January 7 –30, 2011.

Spanning over three decades of work, the paintings in this show illustrate
Meiklejohn’s fascination with the female form, as figuration plays heavily in all the
works included. While figurative at first, heavy abstraction, distortion, and a punchy and
varied color palette turns recognizable bodies into complex and obscure geometries.
In addition to the main gallery space, a small back room will contain a selection of more
sexually graphic paintings, sharply representing the issues of desire and sexuality that are
pervasive in Meiklejohn’s art.

Explicit and erotic, these paintings have never been shown publicly,

and we recommend that children and sensitive viewers enter the

back room with discretion.

“Many people in Maine know Daniel Meiklejohn’s work,” said Fore River Gallery
owners Elizabeth and Mike Marks, “but never have this many of his paintings been
shown in the same public space. We are very excited for this show.”

Daniel Meiklejohn has lived in Maine for 23 years, and recently moved to Peaks Island.
Completely self-taught, he has a vast body of work in diverse mediums, including
paintings, sculptures, and tattoos. His work has shown at many Portland locations –
including Local 188, Salon Paragon, Soak, Sanctuary Tattoo, and Sonny’s – as well as
locations throughout Maine, such as The Kitchen in Brunswick and the Off Maine Arts
Gallery in Sanford, and his own Meiklejohn’s Loft in Kennebunkport.

“Linescapes”
by:
Kate E. Schier

This work is about perception. I am interested in creating
images that prompt intrigue and encourage curiosity.
These pieces are made to draw you in with a familiar sight
and keep you there by challenging your comprehension of
their reality. All images have been captured from the
passenger’s side of a car, with locations varying from coast
to coast and many places in between. I have found an
inherent beauty in these landscapes that I attempt to
honor, the digital manipulation of them is minimal,
ideally allowing for the resulting image to represent a
(somewhat) realistic environment.

——

Mike M. Marks

I search  for those brief moments in time,
a brilliant sunset, a car passing through a desolate landscape-
glimpses of a day.
Moments that are seen but often overlooked.
I find beauty in man made objects,
whether gone in an instant or a permanent structure,
composed against natural forms the environment creates.