Clicking through my inbox this morning, deluged with paintings slathered in bright, saturated color, I was reminded of an artists book produced in an MFA seminar I taught last semester at the University of Connecticut.
Warning. It has a short line drawn
between sex appeal and a retinal overload gross out. 1990s action
figures, Toxic Avenger, these were the colors of mutants, Nickelodeon
slime, rainbow neon highlighters, the Springfield power plant, and
tanned leotard donned early morning ESPN exercise babes in front of
hawaii backdrops. At times it was a digital realm we were not physically
privy to, or an accent in a construction zone themed burger joint from a
now empty highway strip mall. Synthesisphillia is now Second Life. It�s
top-ten Pokemon cosplay blogs aggregating through the web. It’s
escapist. It’s teens and basketball celebrities. Charles Burchfield
channeled this sun air synthesis in a ‘spiritual’ or ‘other wordly’
quality without the use of even a highlighter. Synthetic is at once
safety, ether, god, science, disgusting, and sexy.
Out of these, my favorite would be mr. Shoemaker's Lover's Lane. I just can't help loving the mix of those vibrant colors.
My favorite piece has to be by Joshua Marsh. I love the mix of different colors he used, and how it is somewhat hazy so there isn't one main focus of the painting. At first glance there is somewhat no focus on this painitng. I absolutely loved it and I hope to see more.
My favorite piece has to be by Joshua Marsh. I love the mix of different colors he used, and how it is somewhat hazy so there isn't one main focus of the painting. At first glance there is somewhat no focus on this paintng. I absolutely loved it and I hope to see more.