Peter Kuttner graduated with his Bachelor’s of Fine Art from Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest Magazine as well as in popular films and television shows including Two and a Half Men, Californication, and Nashville. Recently he has had two solo shows at Kelsey Michaels Fine Art in Laguna Beach, California. Other recent shows include Spectrum Miami, the Architectural Digest Home Design Show and the ArtExpo Show in New York. Presently, Peter’s work is on display in a number of museums as well as private, royal, and corporate collections worldwide. In 2016, he became part of the permanent collection of the International Museum of Collage in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Artist’s StatementWhen I’m painting, I tend to yield to the spontaneous development of the artwork. I allow gravity and evaporation to become my allies in creating each piece. I enjoy being a mere observer in the organic processes that occur without human influence, both inside and outside of the studio. The ethereal quality of my work is created one thin layer at a time with great care and patience. The organic aesthetic that these dozens of layers create cannot be replicated by any hurried methods– they must be left to develop on their own. The heart of my life and work is conservation. Apart from creating an aesthetic, I try to create each piece as conscientiously as possible. I try to create zero-waste art. This is most apparent in my Mixed Tape series in which I create works entirely with would-be byproducts from my other works. The layers of archival materials in the Mixed Tapes series can resemble sedimentary geological formations or a stack of magazines. Each layer of tape comes from a different painting, project, or point in time. It is the mixed history of these pieces that gives them the complexity reminiscent of the natural world. In the Billboard series, I create time capsules that explore the duality of the calmness and chaos of living in the present world. I’m interested in using found objects, upcycled books, magazines, newsprint, and other print materials to assemble contemporary archives that ask the viewer to reflect on their own ephemeral footprint. In my Cut-Out series, I use a process not unlike that of Matisse. The economy of design and the utilitarian simplicity therein allow for the creation of simple, archetypal pieces. I use familiar yet abstracted details to suspend the viewer in contemplation of the universality of imagery. Using negative shapes and emphasizing spacial relationships, I carefully consider scale and balance. Works in this series are meant to be lively, colorful, utopian, and uplifting. It is in these works where I feel most connected to my background in art, design, and illustration. EXHIBITIONS:Outlook of Entity, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022The Affordable Art Fair (AAF), New York, NY 2022Small Works, Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2021Soaring, Grace Renee Gallery, Carefree, AZ 2020Mini Show, McVarish Gallery, Portland, OR 2018New Works by Gallery Artists, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL 2018Vessels, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA 2017Blue, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA 2017Tape Art 2017, Ormond Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL 2017Group Exhibition, Kelsey Michaels Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA 2017Dada Centennial: Day of the Dead – International Museum of Collage, Assemblage and Construction, Santa Fe, NM 2016Impressions, Kelsey Michaels Fine Art is part of Art & Nature, presented by Laguna Art Museum, CA 2016Solo Show, Kelsey Michaels Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA 2016Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY 2016Art2Give, The Blender Gallery, Athens, Greece 2016January Group Show, Kelsey Michaels Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA 2016ArtExpo, Pier 94, New York, NY 2015Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY 2015Winter Salon Show, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL 2015Solo Show, Kelsey Michaels Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA 2015ArtExpo, Pier 94, New York, NY 2014Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY 2014Spectrum Miami, Miami, FL 2013Hot Plate!, R. Pela Contemporary Gallery, Phoenix, AZ 2013Spectrum, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 2013Spectrum Miami, Miami, FL 2012ArtExpo, Pier 92, New York, NY 2012New Works by Gallery Artists, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL 2011ArtExpo, Pier 94, New York, NY 2011Gallery Artists Winter Show, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010Perspective, Jules Place Gallery, Boston, MA 2010ArtExpo, Pier 94, New York, NY 2010Gallery Artists Winter Show, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL 2009The Affordable Art Fair (AAF), London, UK, October 2009Deljou Art Group Fall Expo, Deljou Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2009The Affordable Art Fair (AAF), Bristol, UK, May 2009Artexpo, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 2009Out of Focus, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008Tribute, J Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM 2008Artexpo, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 2008Artexpo, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 2008Artexpo, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY 2007Small Surprises, Perrell Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA 2007 SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:Banner – University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZBanner – University Medical Center, Tucson, AZCBS Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, CAInternational Museum of Collage, Santa Fe, NMJavon Bea Hospital – Riverside, Mercyhealth System, Rockford, ILManhattan Country Club, Manhattan Beach, CAMariner Bay at Annapolis Towne Centre, Annapolis, MDMarriot Hotel, Bakersfield, CAPaul Stuart Inc., Chicago, ILThe Ritz-Carlton, Dallas, TXThe Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel, Macao, China SELECTED TELEVISION AND FILM:Adventures in Hollyhood an MTV Remote ProductionCalifornication, ShowtimeDirty Sexy Money, ABC StudiosHouse Hunters, HGTVI Love You Man, DreamWorks PicturesLions for Lambs, Paramount PicturesNashville, ABC StudiosTwo and a Half Men, Warner Bros. TelevisionWithout a Trace, CBS Broadcasting, Inc.PRESS AND AWARDS:2019 Images Arizona Magazine2015 Nashville Arts Magazine2010 Architectural Digest March2008 Art Business News1998 Best of Ringling Award EDUCATION:1999 BFA, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL