The Byrne Gallery in Middleburg, Virginia, is proud to present Vibe Shift, a series of paintings by Andy Hill and sculptures by Drew Storm Graham. Departing from the traditional landscapes and still life subjects, this show features abstractions in two different mediums. The exhibition will be on display from September 1st to 30th, 2022.

There will be an artists’ reception on September 17th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and a gallery talk on September 24th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. The exhibition and the events are all free and open to the public, and all are invited to attend. Drinks and refreshments will be provided.

Andy Hill creates “art that opposes indifference.” Andy hopes to create paintings that evoke strong passion and that deviate from the norm. Heavily influenced by his love of music and his time spent working in the music industry, Hill’s work embodies a fluidity that carries the viewer through the painting. He values the process of creating the work over the final product and views his finished works as completed performances.

Hill’s art strikes a balance of nostalgia and contemporary aesthetics by combining neons with neutrals and metallics on canvas and wood panel. He describes his work as “the visual representation of hypercolor, push-up pops, park swings, Wu-Tang, cotton candy.” Hill seeks only to elicit an emotional response from the viewer. “Loving my work is great. But I’d rather you hate it than feel nothing at all when you see it.”

Hill’s work has been featured in the Venice Art Crawl and is on display in several commercial locations in downtown Washington, DC, as well as private collections around the world. Most recently, Hill was commissioned to create a work for the newly renovated 2000 Penn lobby in Washington, DC.

Drew Storm Graham’s colorful, wild, 3-D panels grab your attention. He attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida where he received his bachelor’s degree in fine art and was granted an Award of Excellence. While at Stetson he developed a distinctive artistic technique that he later coined as Aslant Art. Each body of work is composed of several individual pieces of plywood that are cut by hand using a jigsaw or scroll saw.

The pieces are uniquely angled and projected from the viewing plane using wooden dowels giving the work dimension. While the pieces themselves are essentially flat, the work is given a sense of roundedness and body through airbrushing techniques.

Drew’s background and influences in graffiti art and his interest in tattoo art is apparent in his work. He currently resides in the Washington DC area and exhibits his artwork locally in galleries and at art events.