Boys in the Sand

E. LESH GALLERY exhibits a new body of work by GEORG MEYER-WIEL

August 30th – September 7th, open daily 10:30am – 4pm

Extended Labour Day weekend hours Fri – Sun 7pm – 9pm

Opening on Friday 30 August 7pm – 9pm. The artist is present

Following a series of highly successful solo shows in London, Georg Meyer-Wiel brings

Boys in the Sand to Provincetown. An artist and designer, he works in multiple media including painting, drawing and design for costume and stage.

In his solo exhibition Boys in the Sand at E.Lesh Gallery, Georg presents works on paper that depict men in pools and in the natural environment. Inspired by Wakefield Poole‘s landmark film ‘Boys In The Sand’ (1971) and Tom Bianchi’s ‘Fire Island Pines: Polaroids, 1975-1983’ he has recreated with life models a number of iconic images, in the classic polaroid format.

Further to these watercolours, he will be presenting a series of drawings of men on historical documents. Having studied graphic design, Georg developed a habit of collecting ephemera, and many of his figurative drawings are executed on original antique envelopes and other historical documents, some of which date back 300 years.

The subject of travelling creates unique narratives by placing the figures in times and places that actually once existed, in a world now long lost. These artworks invite us to travel the world and map out long forgotten journeys and relations.

For Georg the fluidity of drawing lends itself to an accurate recording of bodies in performance, his examination of a transient moment is an intimate dialogue.

‘’As a gay man I often wonder what life must have been like over the past centuries, without the rights that large parts of today’s world enjoy and take for granted.

When working with life models and portraying them on historical documents, I transport my protagonists into the distant past, where they could not have had the life they live today.

Many of my drawings also reference today’s dress-codes and body culture and I especially like to use documents from countries that until now do not accept and punish homosexuality, as this creates a strong juxtaposition when they are used as context for homoerotic drawings.’’ Georg Meyer-Wiel

‘’Georg Meyer Wiel creates images of a mythical nature. What impresses is the sheer delight in the action of painting. Meyer-Wiel has orchestrated his own hues to reflect the secret soul. Can you paint a soul? He can...’’ Robin Dutt. Author, Curator

‘’Georg Meyer-Wiel's drawing is a never-ending, constantly updated work in progress, intensely personal, executed with graphic haste in the heat of the moment… They present, in public, a private truth. Seen one by one, they offer us brief encounters of a very masculine immediacy, finding tenderness in the raunchiest of beauties; seen as a series, they initiate a charged conversation with the viewer.’’ Neil Bartlett. Author, Director