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Brushing up
Texas abstractionist David Aylsworth
blends Broadway, optimistic colors
There's nothing worse than listening to intel-
lectuals discuss artwork. You hear high-faultin'
vocabulary like "quixotic," "archetypal" and
head-spinning terms like "collective uncon-
scious."
Fortunately, gay painter David Aylsworth
avoids abstract language — especially when
describing his own work.
"It usually sounds so boring or stupid, but my
tastes run toward bright colors. And there are
some shapes that I keep using over and over:
swirly and bulbous, phallic kind of things," he
explains. "I think people that look at my paint-
ings and comment on the layers. There's a lot of
gunk underneath the final layer."
BRUSH WITH GREATNESS: David Aylsworth's tastes
include bright colors and phallic shapes. Aylsworth will be
present on Friday at an opening-night reception of an
exhibit of his work at The Holly Johnson Gallery.
Standing 6'4" tall and a habitual smiler,
Aylsworth resembles the vibrant, large-scale can-
vases that adorn the walls of the Holly Johnson
Gallery, a new venue located in the Dallas
Design District. Abstract shapes and forms
emerge from enormous brushstrokes with happy
yellows, pulsating greens and bouncy red. And
then there are the titles, like "Ding Dong, Ding
Dong, Ding" and "Similarly Occupied." They're
slightly cryptic references to show-tune lyrics:
"Guys and Dolls" and "The King and I," respec-
tively.
Born and raised in Ohio, Aylsworth was a
show-tune queen at a young age. In seventh
grade, he had a sleepover party. In a feeble
attempt at popularity, he invited guys from the
football team. What a mistake. That night, his
obsession for "A Chorus Line" took over, and
Aylsworth ended up performing "Dance, 10;
Looks, 3" for a puzzled young linebacker.
Destined for a career in the arts, Aylsworth's
love for Broadway became useful. His day job is
the collections registrar at the Houston Museum
of Fine Arts, where Aylsworth manages pieces
the museum acquires and loans out. That means
he keeps track of a lot of titled and untitled work.
When it comes to his own work — after he's
finished cathartically scraping, swirling, digging
and slapping paint onto a canvas, Aylsworth titles
the piece with a reference that magically bubbles
up — usually lyrics from musicals.
— Daniel A. Kusner
Holly Johnson Gallery, 1411 Dragon St.
Opening reception, Jan 13, fhom 6p.m. to 8 p.m.
"Similarly Occupied," featuring 17 Aylsworth
paintings, runs through Feb. 11. 214-369-0169.
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Vercher, Dennis. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 13, 2006, newspaper, January 13, 2006; Dallas, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238891/m1/37/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.