Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Archeology 101
Archeology 101, 2012. 7' x 5'. Acrylic, diamonds on canvas.
I dug into the paint with a linoleum block cutter, cut the surface with a blade, scrapped the skin with a glass cutter, and punctured with a nail. Channeling de Kooning's 'Excavation' and Twombly's style of scratching the surface of the canvas I have turned painting on it's head by digging the content out of the earth of the work instead of building it up. Richter's technique for his metal squeegee abstract painting is also a father of this idea. This way of working has come from my time as a landscaper, my love of dinosaurs as a child, and influence from my father who holds a degree in geology.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Rape of the American Youth
Rape of the American Youth, 2012. 18" x 24". Silk screen, acrylic, and pencil on canvas.
The structure of this page was taken from a school's yearbook from the 1950s. In place of the faculty's pictures I have repeated the face of Jerry Sandusky. He is known for being the former assistant coach at Penn State football and for having been charged with the rape of a minor. This minor is also a male. The backlash from his arrest was huge and received the full gaze of the American media. Paintings depicting rape have a historical precedent, in which I played upon, as in the Rape of Europa and Rape of the Sabine Women. I have taken influences from Pop art as well, mainly Warhol's work. The brown and yellow color choice is for excrement and urine. The pink color represents the youthful victim. The piece on the whole is a comment on the lack of education Americans are receiving or even seem to want to acquire. Knowledge is becoming less and less of a virtue in a culture dominated by criminal Basketballers, vapid heiresses, and acerbic pundits.
Flower Portrait
Flower Portrait, 2012. Digital art. Illustrator & Photoshop CS2. Photo by my wife, Tiffany.
Flower Portrait
Flower Portrait, 2012. Digital art. Illustrator & Photoshop CS2. Photo by my wife, Tiffany.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Calvariae Locus I & II
This view from the hill depicts the view Jesus Christ might have seen. The picture frame is composed from behind the true cross. Although I am an Atheist I cannot denigrate the inexpungible bond of western society and Christianity. As I see it, the symbol of Christ is one Christians are meant to transpose their bodies into. They take his body and blood in communion. There is even an oft used less oft employed prosaism, "What Would Jesus Do?" So in this painting I am putting the viewer up on that hill at Golgotha. I've been looking at too much Anselm Kiefer lately...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Douglas Co Search and Rescue Beer Logo
Douglas Co Search and Rescue Beer Logo, 2012. Digital vector art. Illustrator & Photoshop CS2.
The Douglas County Search and Rescue sponsored a logo competition for their specially made beer brewed by Elk Mountain Brewing Company. Here is the design I entered for the beer called 'Red Alert'.
Friday, May 4, 2012
2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge -- Crested Butte Official Poster
My entry for the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge poster contest actually won! This design will represent the Crested Butte stage of the bicycle race held in Colorado in the fall. The poster will be for sale on the Pro Cycling web site soon and will be displayed at the race. I am so thankful to all the people on Facebook that voted for my work as well as the Crested Butte jury that made the final selection. Awesome!
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