A mathmatically precise painter with influences drawn from the abstract impressionists, Gideon Bok is know for large scale images of idealized space. The objective of much of Bok's work is to incorporate several spaces into a singular cohesive image. His efforts to conquers space and form with paint result in vibrant and recognizable forms that make sacrifice no painterly qualities. A native of New England, Bok works out of a studio in Rockland, Maine, where he works a family farm between sessions with the canvas. His wide-angle views may encompass as much as two-hundred-degrees of space, calculated to provide an accurate fish-eye effect. The way Bok manipulates the picture plane turns straight lines into smooth curves and perpendicular walls into loosely hinged planes. He is soft-spoken but sociable, often inviting friends and peers into his studio, where they would relax and enjoy the atmosphere, and a fridge stocked with beer, as Bok incorporated their forms into his work. Some of his work is displayed as "dynamic triptychs," in which the individual frames may be swapped or repositioned, but no matter what the image, Bok takes to his wife's advice and, "paints the shit out of it."
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