George Horner's work uses humor as a way to confront the un-confrontable and to make the uncomfortable comfortable. The painting above, titled "House you doin in the stars", is a memento mori of sorts, a reflection on the deaths of his father, and several of his best friends. Using comic books and silly putty as his materials, George's picture perfect home in space belies the pathos and loss behind the imagery. George's lifelong interest in comic books has led him to develop his current work titled “Incoherents”—based on solid art history, and a sharply humorous take on the classic comic book format.
George Horner lives and works in Park Slope, Brooklyn. He grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and attended the University of Texas, followed by the University of Chicago, where he earned his MFA in 1981.
Mr. Horner worked at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago for 3 years before moving to New York in 1984, where he became a staff member at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery for the next 32 years. Mr. Horner has exhibited at Feature, Nancy Lurie, Randolph Street Gallery, N.A.M.E., Mo David Gallery, American Fine Art, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Judith Charles Gallery, Mark Pasek Gallery, Canada, Arena, Ingrid Dinter Gallery, Spring Break and Luring Augustine.
