ShareA very recent digital photographic diptych, “Queer, Fag, Idiot (Self-portrait)‘ went on view in the 3rd Annual International Juried Exhibition, “Inner & Outer Landscape: Contemporary Self-Portraiture & Representation’ at the A.D. Gallery at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke. This piece is part of the series, … Read More →
Category Archives: Identity-based art
Portraiture (Sticks and Stones)
Share“Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will hurt forever. “ This is the truth that underlies this little rhyme that every child hears growing up. In fact, words that are meant to hurt and even some that aren’t leave long lasting scars, … Read More →
Slice me up, slice me down
ShareI remember. Unlike so many people I know, I remember. The details may not be 100% but the colors, emotions and general tone of the experiences are still vivid. So many middle-aged adults, like myself, look at young people and say, “Look at them. How … Read More →
Depression sets in (Less is More)
ShareWhat does it mean to be an artist? and then what does it mean to be an artist in the 21st century in the US? I’ve written here before how Duchamp determined what an artist was through a leap of complete conviction and belief and that … Read More →
Jeff Koons, Peter Paul Rubens and the kitsch of the Neo-Baroque
ShareThere is a wonderful series on Public Television called “ART:21” that I recently started watching (ah, the wonders of Hulu!). This particular series seeks an in-depth investigation into the why and wherefores of contemporary art of all kinds. A portion of a recent episode profiles … Read More →
Le Dejeuner Sur l’Herbe
Share What would a reinterpretation of this very famous painting be like? How would one handle it in a post Duchampian world? This is the question I am puzzling over at this very moment. It’s both marvelously frivolous and frankly serious being such an event and … Read More →
On R.Mutt, the Duchamp Urinal and my new installation, “Picnic in the Rain.”
ShareA month after the now infamous urinal by R. Mutt (Marcel Duchamp) was rejected by the exhibition he had submitted it to, a little magazine called The Blind Man, which was co-edited by Duchamp, defended Mr Mutt’s Fountain: “Whether Mr Mutt with his own hands … Read More →
New Art Group Exhibit 3/3 to 3/30
ShareMy latest works, inspired by the ideas of Greek heroes, god and demigods will be on view in the 20th anniversary exhibit of the New Art Group at the Watchung Arts Center. The show entitled, “Is there a Pulse?” focuses on how artwork developed earlier … Read More →