After seeing the paintings of Gordon Mitchell, the answer is without doubt: Yes, it can.
He, as an actor of international standing after representing historical and mythological heroes in his movies starts a new life, trying to communicate his feelings, his inner life with a new medium: the contemporary painting.
What does he do? He gives up the American dream to create art free from the European culture. He gets away from the post impressionism, the cubism and the extreme experiences of ROTKO, POLLOCK and the "ACTION PAINTING".
What he does is to bring together European and American cultures, using his knowledge of pedagogy und the subtile creative energy of children.
His harsh and warm language, used in his paintings, the range of essential and brilliant colours refuses the easy chromatic combination and seeks to convey the eternal conflict bet wean reality and appearance.
Without hesitation but with energy and innocence he tackles the themes of his art, using brush strokes like petals of flowers against the materials and the tormented surfaces full of sensual and mysterious depths.
The yellow of Naples, the blue cobalt, the vermillion, the sensual subject pervade Gordon`s painting. Taking us a new vision bet wean dreams and life: a mirror of all created things.
A new star shines in the sky of international culture: GORDON MITCHELL
PROF. ANTONIO SERIO
Via S. Amonio n. 22
84019 Marina di Vietri S.M.SA