Scott Malbaurn All Scott Malbaurn       Statement: My work is hard-edged painting that is minimal and linear. I use synthetic water-based mediums such as silica, urethane, and acrylic resin along with pigments to make my own paint. I work on stretched canvas or linen that may be found stretched over panel. The paintings are flat color fields with lines that race, zip and carve themselves through the surface. These lines are seen as gesture yet they are highly structured with the strict use of a curved line and a directional shift that stays consistent through each line. These lines play with both, “fluid and rhythmic” or “sharp and bouncy” creating an abstract language that is both expressive and rigid. The forms presented are nouns found in nature such as tornados and flowers. These are iconic forms that act as signs, symbols and metaphors. The “tornados” and “flowers” represent the two polar extremes in which a framework is constructed. With actual tornados being destructive and flowers being comforting, the two make a simplified juxtaposition with complexities found between them. From this framework I extrapolate simple nouns from nature and isolate them within a painting. I choose these nouns for their timelessness, reference and dialogue with nature and art history. They are transformed through the dynamics and poetics of abstracted form and color. In hopes of keeping the work well thought out and fresh, I constantly search for a balance between contrived and arbitrary. This gives me an intuitive “just right” feeling about the work. Nuances may be found within the brush-work. With the exception of tape, the paintings are constructed by hand with out geometrical tools or spray applications. Tape is used as a drawing tool, cautiously applied to the painting surface to prevent bleeding of the paint. The “Tornado Flower” series is an attempt to deal with a “push and pull” within the “natural and synthetic” as well as strict formal rules and expressive quality. RÉSUMÉ: Current Residence: Long Island City, NY Education: BFA The Maryland Institute College of Art MFA Pratt Institute Solo Exhibitions: 2008           ”Nautical Sun”, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY                    Scott Malbaurn, Louisiana College, Pineville, LA 2007           Scott Malbaurn, Clay Projects, New York, NY 2006           ”White Light”, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY                    “Tornado Flowers”, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY 2000           ”Transitions”, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD Two Person Exhibitions: 2008            “Work by Gerry Hayes & Scott Malbaurn”, Denise Bibro, Platform, New York, NY 2005            “Jackie Meier and Scott Malbaurn: Static Gesture”, Central Utah Art Center, Ephriam, UT Group Exhibitions: 2010           The Marquee Ball, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD                    Works on Paper, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY                    “Geometric Themes and Variations”, Gallery 128, New York, NY 2009           Summer Selections, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY                    “Forever Summer”, Denise Bibro, Platform, New York, NY                    “Everyone”, Envoy Enterprises, New York, NY 2008           Winter Salon, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY                    Red Dot Art Fair, Denise Bibro Fine Art, London, UK                    Affordable Art Fair, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY 2006           Fountain Miami, Galeria Janet Kurnatowski, Miami, FL                    “Frantically Baroque”, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY 2005           ”Interpretations of Nature”, ART GOTHAM, New York, NY                    “RAPSIDA”, Gallery 138, New York, NY                    “Mystery History”, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY                    “Mixed Cocktails”, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2004           ”Innovations Explorations”, Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY                    “The Grand Group show”, Danny Simmons Corridor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY                    Group Show, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY                    “Summer in Winter” BQE 33, Brooklyn, NY                    “M.F.A.+s Colliding”, New York University, New York, NY 2003           ”From the Ground Up”, New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA                    Drawing Exhibition, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 2002           ”Merge: A Ministry of Now Exhibition”, Landing Space, Brooklyn, NY 2001           "3X3", H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD                    "Satellites", Hygienic Gallery, New London, CT 2000           "Personal Narratives", Secret Theatre, New London, CT 1999           Painting Exhibition, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT Curated Exhibitions: 2007           ”Breaking the White Light” Platform, New York, NY                    Pratt MFA program group show for CAA, Hunter College, New York, NY 2006           ”Making the Timeless Now”, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY 2005           ”Art on the Line”, Janet Kurnatowski Janet Kurnatowski, Brooklyn, NY 2003           ”Merge-A Ministry of Now Exhibition”, Landing Space, Brooklyn, NY 2002           ”3X3”, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2001           ”Inception”, H. Lewis Gallery, Baltimore, MD Lectures: 2008           Louisiana College, Pineville, LA 2006           The Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch, Brooklyn, NY 2005           Brigham Young University Biography: Scott Malbaurn is a New York based artist with a BFA from The Maryland Institute College of Art and a MFA from Pratt Institute. Malbaurn has exhibited his work nationally in such places as Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York University, Gallery 128, and Broadway Gallery, all in New York City; Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, the Main Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, and Kingsborough Community College, all in Brooklyn, NY; Creative Alliance and the H. Lewis Gallery, both in Baltimore, MD; Louisiana College, Pineville, LA and the Central Utah Art Center, Ephriam, UT. Scott Malbaurn is also known for his independent curatorial work such as “Breaking the White Light” at Denise Bibro, Platform, “Making the Timeless Now”, Broadway Gallery both in New York City and “Art on the Line” at Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.