American Resistor (2017), 1st ed. 80 hand-pulled screen prints with graphite drawing on paper. The edition has 6 APs and 16 EPs that are not for sale (hence #58 on the main edition). This print is available for purchase in my shop.
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Art on the Front Lines /
Left: Donald Trump (The Big Hack). Center: Vladimir Putin (The Operational Amplifier). Right: Hillary Clinton (The Big Shock).
I have three new paintings going to New York for a group show at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts. The politically themed exhibition, "Art on the Front Lines," opens May 24th and runs through August 19th. Please join me for the opening celebration on May 24th from 6-8pm (and bring friends -- all are welcome). Ronald Feldman Fine Arts is located at 31 Mercer Street, New York NY 10013.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Jaishri Abichandani, Elaine Angelopoulos, Eleanor Antin, Ida Applebroog, Madeleine Hope Arthurs, Conrad Atkinson, Eric Ayotte, Terry Berkowitz, Joseph Beuys, Chris Burden, Cassils, Nancy Chunn, Chuck Close, Elliot Crown (King Trump), Gerri Davis, Alex de Janosi, Eric Dyer, Yishay Garbasz, Rico Gatson, David Gleeson (t.Rutt), Leon Golub, Margaret Harrison, Kelly Heaton, Jenny Holzer, Homocats, Robert Indiana, Mark Kelner, Komar & Melamid, Vitaly Komar, Roy Lichtenstein, Mark Lombardi, Alex Melamid, David McDevitt, Mary Mihelic (a.k.a. t.Rutt), J. Morrison, Pepón Osorio, Pope.L, Robert Rauschenberg, Alexis Rockman, Julia Salinger, Alan Scarritt, Edwin Schlossberg, Dread Scott, Todd Siler, Federico Solmi, Nancy Spero, Gail Stoicheff, Andy Warhol, We Make America Collective, Carrie Mae Weems, William Wegman, Hannah Wilke, Martin Wilner.
American Resistance (fallow field) /
American Resistance (fallow field), 2017. Oil on canvas, 12" x 18"
American Resistance (Black and White Cow) /
American Resistance (Black and White Cow), 2017. Oil on canvas, 12" x 18"
American Resistance (deportation) /
American Resistance (deportation), 2017. Digital photocollage
American Resistance (Deer Camp) /
American Resistance (Deer Camp), 2017. Oil on linen, 22" x 29"
American politics are complicated. Hatred is everywhere.
The empire is faltering. Dialogue and listening are on the decline.
Everybody is on the defensive. Resistance defines popular culture.
Let good energy flow. Resist destructive power.
Have some tolerance. Take the heat. Don't burn out.
Detail of American Resistance (Deer Camp) /
Detail of American Resistance (Deer Camp) - a work in progress, 2017. Oil on canvas
American Resistor #2 /
American Resistor #2, 2017. Oil on panel, 5.5" x 5.5"