$4,800.00
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Alloy
Denver Gravitt
Acrylic on canvas
48"h x 36"w x 1.5"d - unframed
2024
This piece is a representation of change and evolution through the lens of the West, inspired both at the societal scale as well as personally, as someone from a lineage of Texas farmers now living in working in a modern, urban world like Austin. The chrome cowboy is a representation of the convergence of the old and new, serving as a vessel to refract the complimentary colors of rich pink prickly pears and green cactus paddles, which capture the contrast of growth, beauty, and caution.
Get to Know the Austin Artist:
Denver Gravitt is a Texas-based painter whose work weaves together memory, emotion, and surreal storytelling. Drawing inspiration from childhood road trips through the American Southwest, Gravitt creates atmospheric, figurative oil paintings that blur the line between dream and reality. Chrome objects, dramatic cloudscapes, and quiet symbols of hope and anxiety often float through his compositions, reflecting both the landscape and the psyche.
Gravitt earned a B.A. in Fine Art from Abilene Christian University and has worked professionally as a graphic designer for seven years. His return to painting marks a deeper exploration of narrative, nostalgia, and the shared emotional language found in objects and place.