Monday, November 30, 2009

Stuck Inside of Mobile with The Memphis Blues Again

Acrylic On Canvas
h: 48 x w: 72 in
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This is a new two part series about gender. For me gender has always been a complex issue. As a teenager with a flair for the theatrical I was often assumed to be gay. I grew up in a small all-american town but I always had a very metropolitan manner about me. Although I am and always was heterosexual I was perceived by most to be in the least bi. As a result of this contradiction I became fascinated by how intentions and perceptions often collide in difficult and complex ways. This particular piece deals with the branding of masculine & feminine archetypes in contemporary American culture and how these social constraints impact and frame the issue of identity.

This Woman's Work

Acrylic On Canvas
h: 48 x w: 36 in
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This is the first painting in a new two part series about gender. For me gender has always been a complex issue. As a teenager with a flair for the theatrical I was often assumed to be gay. I grew up in a small all-american town but I always had a very metropolitan manner about me. Although I am and always was heterosexual I was perceived by most to be in the least bi. As a result of this contradiction I became fascinated by how intentions and perceptions often collide in difficult and complex ways. This particular piece deals with the branding of feminine archetypes in contemporary American culture and how these social constraints impact and frame the issue of identity.

Monday, November 23, 2009

It's a Man's Man's Man's World

Acrylic On Canvas
h: 48 x w: 36 in
$900.00 + Shipping

This is the first painting in a new two part series about gender. For me gender has always been a complex issue. As a teenager with a flair for the theatrical I was often assumed to be gay. I grew up in a small all-american town but I always had a very metropolitan manner about me. Although I am and always was heterosexual I was perceived by most to be in the least bi. As a result of this contradiction I became fascinated by how intentions and perceptions often collide in difficult and complex ways. This particular piece deals with the branding of masculine archetypes in contemporary American culture and how these social constraints impact and frame the issue of identity.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

See You on The Riveria (Dusted On Decadence and Depravity)

Acrylic On Paper
h: 48 x w: 75 in
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When I was eighteen I spent 2 weeks traveling around France. At that time I had hair halfway down my back, dressed like a homeless person and had what could only be described as an abject hostility toward bathing. To put it bluntly I was a libertine in the truest sense. Despite my persuasions I nonetheless did appreciate the finer things in life and thus was staying in the most chi-chi of accommodations. One particularly burley night I happened to fall asleep in the lobby of one of the said hotels. I cannot imagine the ire I must have produced in the other guests. Despite all of this the hotel staff seemed to be absolutely enamored with me. I attribute this to a combination of my enduring charm and good fortune as well as an appreciation on the part of the french for a more aesthetic lifestyle. Either way I still can't believe the life I've lead.