Paul Sattler
Paul Sattler’s imaginative and figurative paintings, drawings, prints and other two-dimensional art forms play out through vibrant colors and theatrical scenes. Drawing upon color theory and surrealism for inspiration, his works encourage questioning of one’s own reality. Paul received his MFA from Indiana University, Bloomington and BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago. Previously a professor of art at Boston University, Sattler is now Director of the Schick Art Gallery and Associate Professor Art at Skidmore College, where he has taught since 1998.
“The functions of my animals are many: beasts of burden, victims of ridicule, fantastical visions, mythical beings, and stand-ins for human emotions, predicaments, and phobias. While striving to avoid the moralizing lessons of traditional fables, many of the narratives are personalized imagery inspired by a variety of literary sources including Grimm Brothers tales, E. T. A. Hoffmann and the vast legacy of children’s literature. But primary roots of inspiration reveal themselves when I am not looking for them – such as when I feel a charge coming from the presence of an animal in works of adult literature such as Hermann Hesse, Nelson Algren, James Joyce, Balzac, Poe, among others." - Paul Sattler
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American Waltz No. 1
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Blind Man's Well
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Cannonball (Dusk)
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Enoch's Room
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From the Top
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Hooded Flock
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London Fantasy
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London Streetwalk
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Remedy ("Do You See This?")
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Rider
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Saddler
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Self-Portrait
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Shade
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Shore
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Study for London Rehearsal
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The Magic Skin
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Variation of 'Exhumation of the Mastodon' III
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Variation of 'Exhumation of the Mastodon' V
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Variation of Wtewael’s 'Wedding of Peleus and Thetis' II
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View From Studio, Winter
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SMALL WORKS | BIG IMPACT 2019
Intimately-scaled works by gallery artists and special guests 14 Nov - 31 Dec 2019This year’s curated exhibition of intimately scaled works by gallery artists and special guests addresses themes of memory, the passage of time, mortality, and the natural world. Although small in...Read more -
Introducing Two New Painters
Oil Paintings by Paul Sattler and Samantha Keely Smith 27 Jun - 31 Aug 2019Dramatic narratives unfold in Paul Sattler's charged and enigmatic oil paintings which reference historic and literary sources. Sattler comments, “A diverse population of animals are enmeshed in my works’ human-inhabited...Read more