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The Alleged Pinecone
2′x3′ acrylic /oil on canvas $500 Anastasia And Friends Gallery, Columbia.
2010 S.C. State Fair
Self Portrait With Plant
Oil/canvas 2010 12″12″ Gallery At Dupre, Columbia
Jim Finch Merit Award Winner 2010 SC State Fair
Red
Collaboration with Micheal Krajewski. 5′x5′ acrylic/charcoal/oil stick on canvased masonite $1000 Anastasia and Friends Gallery, Columbia
Taking Back the Land
This painting reflects the idea of man’s encroachment on his environment. In this case, the sea, in the form of a giant squid, is devouring the desert.
Keith and the Beast
This painting serves as a commentary of man’s struggle with himself and his environment and the violence that oftentimes accompanies his desire for power. The “static” rope connects man with the beast and keeps the two in constant strain.
A Cow Wanders / Wonders
The cow has been bred by man throughout history to feed, construct, and cultivate his environment. Some cultures value the cow as “sacred”. In contemporary consumer society, it has become a primary food source.
The Sacrifice of the Isaacs
This is an appropriation of Carravaggio’s “The Sacrifice of Isaac” where Abraham is told by God to kill his son, in order to prove his faith. At the last minute an angel stops him. Abraham is Pat Buchanan and the angel is Bill Clinton. Isaac is a Mexican immigrant.
Madonna Of The Superpowers
This is an appropriation of Raphael’s “Madonna of the Goldfinch” where Jesus is presented a goldfinch by Peter. In this case, Jesus is a Japanese business man and Peter is Pres. Bush Sr. The goldfinch is a baseball and the Madonna is a Christo piece of art being sold and transported in the middle east. Commentary on art and America as investments for multi- national corporations.
I’m Not Trying to Sell You Anything
This is a studio model in Florence, Italy. The man is walking down the road and stops to think after reading the billboard which is a Jenny Holtzer piece about feminism and ideas about gender dress codes.
