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Kyle Bates

Birth of flying fox

Birth of flying fox

€3.330,89 EUR
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It's mixed media on plywood! It's a abstract story telling of a ancestry stories of fly fox born from father sky and mother earth who drops two podlings born from the water and monster slayer who will save the tribes from the dark forces which are trying to consume them!

Artwork Details

Artist:
Kyle Bates
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Year Created:
2015
Dimensions:
24 × 33 in
Edition:
Original 1/1
Style:
The eye meets the central white-winged flying fox first, spread across the panel like a ceremonial emblem against a deep field of blue, black, and earth brown. Bates builds the surface through layered paint, drawn lines, and rubbed passages that give the plywood a weathered, stratified presence, with the wood grain and cracking marks activated as part of the image. The composition is vertically anchored by the large egg form below and balanced by smaller vessels, pods, and symbolic figures that turn the field into a narrative register rather than a single scene. The work sits in conversation with Indigenous story imagery, symbolic abstraction, and the kind of pattern-rich, image-driven painting that treats myth as structure and surface as memory.
Tags:
indigenous narrative,mixed media,plywood,symbolic abstraction,mythic imagery,layered texture,earth tones,deep blue,storytelling

About Kyle Bates

Kyle Bates, based in New Palestine, IN, creates original artwork available to collect on Art Emerge, an AI-powered marketplace for artists and collectors.

Key Facts

  • Location: New Palestine, IN

For a decade, I have devoted my life to nurturing young minds as a scoutmaster, and this enriching experience often finds its way into my art. My educational background is grounded in fine arts, with an Associate and Bachelor's degree in the field. I am an abstract impressionist painter who delights in using vibrant colors, varied textures, and layered patterns. My mixed media artworks are not merely visual experiences; they are narrative threads spun from my encounters with the natural world. In my formative years, I had the privilege of working with a renowned sculptor based in Memphis during my college days. His blueprints were my canvas, and metals of all kinds my paint. I honed my skills in welding and finishing pieces, but it was the art of patinas that truly captivated me, thanks to my background in painting.

Artist Statement

In my artistic journey, my overarching vision is to create an immersive experience for viewers, inviting them to delve deeply into the vibrant colors and evocative images I curate. My creative process begins with the collection of mental images, often derived from personal experiences. These images, initially anchored in reality, gradually morph and metamorphose, taking on a more abstract form - a testament to the transformative power of artistic interpretation.

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