| NANCY DREW |
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About the Porn
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"In the "Porn
Series," I use video porn box covers as my source
material, and paint canvases in my signature materials
of flock and glitter. Taking cues from Abstract
Expressionism as well as Pop and Cubism, I alter and
fragment imagery from the world of porn into something
very much my own. Painted in soft, fuzzy flock and
sparkly glitter, images traditionally created for men
become feminized and beautified beyond instant
recognition. In abstracting and aestheticizing the
porn box covers, blatant texts have all but vanished,
graphic depictions of sex are only alluded to -- yet
corporeal themes still remain central to the work. |
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In transposing images of sex as commodity
into aesthetic expressions of love and desire, the
paintings can't help but turn the prurient aims of their
sources on their ear. Even so, they are done as
much in the spirit of celebration as they are as
ironical critique. The work becomes a tool with which to
explore, to attack and to celebrate. Ultimately,
however, any moral stance is left to the viewer to
decide."
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>ndrew31@yahoo.com |
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