William T. Ayton is a US-based British artist whose work deals with mythology, sociopolitical issues and the struggles between light and dark in the human psyche.
His works have been widely exhibited and various pieces have been reproduced in the New York Times, The Wilson Quarterly, Direct Art Magazine, Terra Nova, and many other publications.
His major works include The War Room (see portfolio, below). He also painted a series of 30 paintings on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a series on the Holocaust, and many other works on mythological, imaginary and socially-oriented themes.
You can see more of his work at www.ayton.net.
He currently lives in Upstate New York with his wife, Diana Ayton-Shenker, and their children.
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Print: $22.00 A selection of 64 artworks from 1991 to 2006. From Narcissus to Cyclops, War to Holocaust, Apocalypse to Death & Beauty. These are the themes treated in this expanded portfolio by US/British artist, William T. Ayton. And this is only Volume I...
Includes mythological series of works, apocalypse series, Holocaust & War Room, as well as studies of heads, figures, and some pieces that are difficult to categorize. The selection has been edited down so that every piece is a gem.
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Print: $10.00 A book of 77 small drawings on paper from the personal archives of William T. Ayton.
Heads, figures, mythological creatures, monsters. Quirky, bizarre, charming, disturbing & beautiful, these are morsels of monochrome art from William T. Ayton's quieter moments.
This is an expanded and embellished version of the Small Drawings portfolio. Printed in monochrome, with color covers.
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Print: $12.00 Download: FREE The War Room portfolio -- documentation of the anti-war, four-wall painted installation of the same name. 24 pages of artwork and photos. The War Room is a monochrome artwork, inspired by the covering up of a tapestry of Picasso's Guernica by Colin Powell at the UN (February, 2003). The installation surrounds the viewer with the four faces of war: Warriors, Victims, Witnesses, and Aftermath. This 24-page portfolio presents many images from the piece, with studies & related works. Five related paintings are reproduced in full-color. The monochrome works are also reproduced in color to enhance their tonal depth.
For more on this series of artworks, please see www.warroomproject.org.
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