Groff’s latest solo exhibition, Flipped, delves into uncharted territories of imagination and abstraction, a departure from his three-decade engagement with direct painting from nature. This recent work presents a world where the rules of perspective are upended, the boundaries of style are reimagined, and the familiar gives way to the unexpected. 

Drawing inspiration from the patterned spaces of Vuillard, the nuanced color harmony and spaces in Indian miniatures, and the fractured grids of Paul Klee, Groff’s work is informed by a rich visual vocabulary taken from many points in art history. He employs an intuitive process—gestures, accidents, and erasures coalesce into form and meaning that echoes the sensibilities of Mark Tobey's "write-writing" or Gregory Gillespie's "rorschaching" approach. The freedom of this gestural activity can often suggest new compositional possibilities and surprises that transcend expected illusionistic elements. This synthesis of disparate influences—from his love of Bruegel to Poussin, from Mexican folk art to Roman Antiquity; whatever art source might best follow his imagination and the needs of the painting.

Groff resists singular interpretations of the work and offers several pathways to visual poetics, inviting viewers to construct their meaning. In a world of turmoil, his art aims to be a visual sanctuary of solace and wonder.

Opening Reception  Thursday October 5th from 5-8pm
Artist Talk/walk-through  Saturday October 14th, 4pm

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