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Jeffrey Hale<\/a><\/strong> studied at both SLCC and The University of Utah. He paints stylized figures that focus on texture and shape. His work is at IAO Gallery and Evergreen Framing & Gallery.<\/p>\n

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photo by Kelly Green<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jeff Hale: Doing It His Way
\nA new body of portrait work at The Hive
\nby Ehren Clark | photos by Kelly Green<\/p>\n

In 1435, Renaissance theorist Leon Battista Alberti set the course for how to best represent the human figure when he stated: \u201cThe movements of the soul are made known by the movements of the body.\u201d This concept, where the inner life is revealed by the outer, had a tremendous influence on the painters of the time, and, though the statement has not remained part of today\u2019s common artistic vernacular, the idea has resonated through the histories and is a reality in art today. The portraits of Utah painter Jeff Hale not only meet the age-old standard set by Alberti but also transcend it by capturing the distinctive character and individuality of each of his sitters. While every painting has the inimitable stylistic mark of this exceptional artist, each has a dimensional liveliness and distinguishing personality that is uniquely its own.<\/p>\n

It is hard to look at Hale\u2019s portraiture without appreciating his personal style. It is something, he says, that has grown from a love of artists such as Modigliani, a fascination with cubism and an interest in caricature. Although they are abstracted, the paintings have roots in a verisimilitude that is surprising. Hale chooses his models carefully, and photographs them in high resolution. From these images, he is able to distinguish identifying qualities that he then abstracts. \u201cI don\u2019t want a Xerox copy but an interpretation to capture the essence of the individual,\u201d says Hale. \u201cI want drama more than a straightforward portrait.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the full article in the April 2012 edition of 15 Bytes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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