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A unique mix of commercial and fine art has characterized Trey Speegle's
diverse career. The Texas-born artist was part
of the East Village art scene and for the past 25 years, he has art directed
and designed for many publications
including Vogue, Vanity Fair and Us Weekly. In the early '90's, he
organized comedy writer Michael O'Donoghue's
paint-by-number exhibit at Bridgewater/ Lustberg Gallery. That seminal
exhibit led to a national re-examination of
paint-by-numbers that flowered into a retropective at the Smithsonian
Museum in 2001, featuring numerous paintings
Speegle inherited. He expanded that original collection from 250 to 2500 and
now draws from it as raw source
material and inspiration. Trey explores themes of hope, love, longing and by
using the paint-by-number as a visual
language and by merging them with affirmations, double entendre, and word
play he makes them resonate with a
broad Pop appeal.
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