2022/2023

Terry Frye

Solo Exhibition at Gallery Be

February 12 – March 29
Closing reception on March 29, 6:00 – 7:30pm

Disability Network Washtenaw Monroe Livingston
3941 Research Park Dr | Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Open during office hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Contact the artist to inquire about artwork availability.

734.971.0277
Gallery Manager, Claire Moore

Artist Statement

I begin to make art, arrangements. For the exhibition. December of 2022.

As volunteer at the. Creative scrap in ypsilanti Michigan.

What is interesting about the art work of winter of 2022. That it motivated me to go further into the creative world of arts and culture.

My narrative was when i was volunteering at the. Creative scrap in Ypsilanti Michigan.

The creative scrap also has classes and employment opportunities.

Getting back to my statement.

I felt like i had done the right thing.

By volunteering.

It motivated me to try something new and different.

By taking a snap shot of when i was, volunteering and my assignment was checking, ink pens markers.

On a scrap sheet of paper.

After i had ran out of checking ink pens and magic markers.

I took a nap shot the different markings on the scrap paper.

I have the original snap shot of the markings stored in my photo app in my cell phone.

Google corigrafted the snap shot with music in the background.

I also edited and filtered the snap shot. And Google corigrafted where i had edited and filtered the snap shot.

Artist Bio

I have had the love for art at a very young age. I remember at age of six years old or younger.

Taking paper from a notebook pad.

And drawings scratches of houses.

On the note book pad.

That was some sixty years ago.

Beginning of elementary school.

First second third grade.

Pacifically the fourth grade year.

The teacher. Mrs Everett was my teacher at the time.

We did a project on copper metal jury. We had a fireing kiln in the class room setting. I remember having a copper metal jury, that looks like a necklace 🥶 combination and placing different colors of glaze on the round necklace and fireing necklace in the kiln. There was other projects that we used Styrofoam sheets from meat packs. And we made ⛵ from the Styrofoam..

One pacific thing was that the school year seemed just not that long ago.

I went on to, Jr high School.

I don’t remember much about art even though i attended Jr high School for three years.

Mostly sports basketball, football, and track in field.

On Senior High School.

Freshman year, Junior year and Senior year.

Pottery wheel throwing.

Cylinders was one of the projects.

That was required to be completed for your grade. Other assignments were on the throwing wheel.

We’re 🥣 plates coffee ☕ mugs.

In our graphic design class.

We had. Silk screen projects.

For. T-shirt 👕 and for what ever you want to place your designs on.

Also in the graphic design class.

It was a. AB Dick printing machine.

The instructor.

Thought the class how to print programs for new letters and sports events.

After i graduate from. High School.

I went on to college and ventured into ceramics and sculpture.

Advanced pottery wheel throwing.

Ceramics slab work. Coffee mugs, cylinders in numbers of four to six for grads assignment.

Platers, plates for grads assignment.

Audio Tour

Feel free to pause the audio tour at any time to allow yourself more time with each piece.

From the Gallery Manager

2022-2023 is comprised of artist Terry Frye’s abstract work and reflects the artist’s creative journey over the past two years.

The pieces featuring acrylic paint on foamcore board sway slightly upon the passing of a viewer, illustrating the impact of external observation. Computer- and smart phone-altered hand drawn sketches mirror the intersection of analog and digital techniques.

Over the past several years, I’ve seen Terry’s work evolve into an expressive and energetic array of abstracted work that invite the viewer to engage deeply and introspectively. They’re curious and intrguiging, much like the artist himself.

Huge radiating sunburst in reds and oranges, with a yellow center. Black background.Huge radiating sunburst in reds and oranges, with a yellow center. Black background.

Pick-1
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting in dark gray, with areas of light green, blue, and streaks of black.

Other Side
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24”

Abstract painting. Mostly pale orange with wavy lines of light gray and streaks of black.

Simplified depiction of a smiling face with chin-length straight hair. The face and background are split into four different color quadrants. From left to top to right to bottom: pink, green, blue, purple.

Look
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting. Vertical streaks in shades of gray, with spirals of white and black. Hints of light blue at the top of the painting.

Deeply saturated blues, greens, and purples swirl behind a thin, black silhouette of a tree. The tree’s branches are tipped in green dots. To the right of the tree, an orange and yellow sun.

Pick-2
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24″

Abstract painting in dark violet-gray, with scuff-like areas of light green, blue, and black.

Flower and nature-based collage. The focal point is a large pink peony in the center of the page. Purple, blue, and green flowers, plants, and insects surround the peony.

Paralyle
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting. Interspersed streaks of gray and orange, with areas of white and streaks of black.

Abstract. Yellow background covered with dot-like brushstrokes in silver, red, green, purple, and gold.

Brusche
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24″

Abstract painting. Large horizontal streaks of light gray, with areas of light yellow, blue, and orange.

Twelve individual pieces: three to a row, totalling four rows. All of the pieces have a variety of vibrant colors, with black lines intersecting across the pages. The top three pieces are abstracted trees.

Oversee
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting. Gradient from dark gray to light yellow, left to right. Vertical streaks of gray and black. Warped ovals of yellow, blue, and orange scattered across the composition.

Excape
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24″

Abstract painting in dark gray, with streaks of white and black cross-hatched across the composition. Lines of blue, yellow, and orange appear throughout.

Part-1
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting. White background with mostly vertical scuffed streaks of pink and black. Textured orange lines border the edges of the composition.

Part-2
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24″

Abstract painting. White background with mostly horizontal scuffed streaks of pink and black. Textured orange lines border the edges of the composition.

Handsom
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting. Pale orange in color. Textured streaking is very visible.

No where No one
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24″

Abstract painting. White background with large swaths of dripping black paint. Cloudy pale blue, orange, and yellow streak the left side of the composition.

Ventage
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting. Muddy gray and orange background. Textural strokes of the paint are very visible. Spots of vibrant orange and blue scattered across the composition.

Line drawing of a cat lying down with its paws tucked underneath its body.

Autome
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24″

Abstract painting. Muddy gray and orange background. Textural paint moves from the bottom left to the top in jagged strokes. Spots of vibrant orange and blue scattered across the composition.

Vibrant color radiates from the center of the composition. Oranges, pinks, and greens move into blues and purples.

There
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
24 x 18″

Abstract painting. Largely sky blue background. Yellow swath of paint on the top right corner. The horizontal streaks of paint are deeply textured.

Matter
Acrylic paint on foamcore board
2023
18 x 24″

Abstract painting. Pale gray background. Spirals and swirls of black, blue, orange, and yellow paint, layered on top of each other.

First Glance
Digital prints of sketches on foamcore board
2022
24 x 18″

Two side-by-side images. On the left, intersecting horizontal and vertical lines of blue, red, and black. On the right, squiggly lines of blue, fushia, red, and black.

Simplified depiction of a face. Their tongue sticks out. Their brown hair is short and spikey. Their skin is bright yellow and they’re wearing a purple necklace with a heart charm. The background is blue with red dots.

Cyberpunk Gold
Digital prints of sketches on foamcore board
2022
18 x 24″

Two vertically stacked images. On the top, yellow-filtered image of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines of blue, red, and black. On the bottom, magenta-filtered image of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines of blue, red, and black.

Silhouette of a tree against a stained glass-like background of vibrant colors. The tree is 3D and raises off of the surface of the paper.

Gold 1 Gold 2
Digital prints of sketches on foamcore board
2022
24 x 18″

Two side-by-side images. On the left, yellow background with layers of sketchy black lines intersecting in a cross in the center of the image. On the right, yellow background with two parallel black flourishes.

Texture
Digital prints of sketches on foamcore board
2022
18 x 24″

Two vertically stacked images. On the top, blue-filtered image of many intersecting cross-hatched lines of blue, red, and black. On the bottom, angled lines in black, green, red, orange, and blue from left to bottom right. On the right side, angled lines in the opposite direction. At the top of the image, cross-hatched lines form a small triangle.