Larry Goode

Artist Statement:
As a book can be both open and closed, Larry Goode’s work is both extroverted and introspective. Using paper reclaimed from books published before 1960, Goode accesses the spirit of the books previous owners—in some cases appropriating hand-written inscriptions that peer into the lives of long dead readers. The books author and owners had a life; loved and had fear and hope and loss and died—as is our destiny. Goode speaks to this by using an abundance of space to achieve a thoughtful measure of melancholy. The work examines the between spaces, or time, that makes up life—the pauses where one ponders and wonders, and through the vehicle of old books, however ambiguous and mysterious they may be, considers where one is on a personal timeline. The work pulls the past to the present. Goode reinforces this amalgamation by using rusted metal, wire, ash, and other artifacts. These objects were once new, but now are a collection of memories, distilled to an emotion culled from past owners. Goode’s paintings, while retrieved from the past, are memories for the current time.

Larry Goode holds a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and a MFA from Texas State University. He currently lives and works in Austin, Texas.

Larry Goode

Disco - Larry Goode - 30 x 30"

Backyard Party - Larry Goode - 40 x 30"

Dusk on the Sea - Larry Goode

Dream - Larry Goode

White Flowers - Larry Goode - 24x24"

Cacti in Rain - Larry Goode - 12x12"

Bird With White Flower - Larry Goode - 12x12"

Birds in Winter - Larry Goode - 12x12"

Bird in Rain - Larry Goode - 12x12"

102 - Larry Goode - 12x12"

Essence - Larry Goode - 20 x 26"

Fragments - Larry Goode - 24x24"

12:20 AM - Larry Goode - 24x24"

Landscape 7 - Larry Goode - 12x15"

Landscape 2 - Larry Goode - 12x15"

Landscape 1 - Larry Goode - 12x15"

Flowers and the Sea - Larry Goode - 12x36"

Blue Flowers and Falling Stars - Larry Goode - 36x36"

12 White Flowers - Larry Goode - 24x24"

Propping Up Heaven 4 - Larry Goode - 24x24"

MU #2 - Larry Goode - 48x48"

Pink and Red Flowers - Larry Goode - 24x48"

Fairground - Larry Goode - 48x24"

Tall Blue Flowers VI - Larry Goode - 24x48"

Love's Realities - Larry Goode - 24x24"

Red Flowers with Small Cactus - Larry Goode - 24x24"

12:20 a.m. - Larry Goode - 24x24"

Flowers of Blue Romance - Larry Goode - 48x48"

Landscape #4 - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Landscape #3 - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Landscape #2 - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Landscape #6 - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Landscape #5 - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Dusk - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Landscape #1 - Larry Goode - 7x8"

The Dance - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Winter Storm - Larry Goode - 7x8"

Blue Flowers - Larry Goode - 48x24"

Cherry Blossom - Larry Goode - 24x24"

3 Cacti - Larry Goode - 24x24"

Flowers of Romance IV - Larry Goode - 24x48"

Victory - Larry Goode - 12x12"

Men and Women - Larry Goode - 12x12"

2 Cacti - Larry Goode - 24x24"

Big Cactus - Larry Good - 24x48"

Tourist Trap - Larry Goode

Mechanical Bird - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Play Land - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Old School - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Flying - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Grow Peace - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Balloon House - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Sheep - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Collage - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

What Happens on the Moon II - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

What Happens on the Moon I - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Balloon Boat - Larry Goode - Various Sizes

Tree Houses - Larry Goode - Various Sizes