ABOUT
Cuyler has spent his life pursuing a creative outlet for his abilities. He continues to explore and evolve into the painter he strives to become. Early in his career, he was very influenced by Peter Max's use of bold color and animated style and enormously influenced artistically spiritually by his late mother, Deborah F. Cuyler (1935 - 1986),
Attending the State University of New York at Binghamton, (SUNY) for three years, he focused on graphic design and drawing. In his second year, he took an interest in acting, which led him to attend the Trinity Rep Conservatory in Providence, R.I. he graduated two years later with a new outlook on life. In 1996, Cuyler started working in paints to better explore and emphasize his love of bold color, movement and expressionism. Painting provides the artist with a means to feel grounded, balanced and continually growing as a creative person. Cuylerart has collectors across the US and Europe.
ARTIST STATEMENT
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PAINTINGS BY MY MOTHER:
D.F. CUYLER 1935 - 1986
I don't really have an artist's statement per se. I don't really see the need honestly. The ART should speak for itself. Especially Abstract Expressionism. Why should I complicate things by expounding on how or why I do what I do? I paint what I paint based on how I feel at that given moment, what music I may be plugged into and I try to paint organically, unfiltered, and from my soul. I do my best to present movement, emotion, energy, visual excitement and stimulation with my work. I feel painting from a totally organic place just has a tendency to simplify life. "WHAT IS IT ? " has never been a problem for me. Abstract painting only needs a willingness on the part of the viewer to see and respond - as we do to music which is pure abstraction.
As of 2026 the new direction my work has taken (abstract leaning seascapes/landscapes) has allowed me to evolve into a more conscious state of the present. There is a theme that runs through the body of this new work that hints at conflict, opposition, exit, entering, up VS down and vice versa. The struggle to put things in perspective and make sense of the current world we live in presently. And yet, still striving for a warm and inviting aesthetic. A more minimal approach has given me new inspiration and the opportunity to express myself in a different way.
- Cuyler
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