2011 oil on canvas 30x42in
So I did a solo show, "I Hate Art", at the gallery I managed as like, a reward for a couple years of curating there, and this is what full artistic license can look like. So that's probably a warning people have taken not to give me such freedom ever again. There were a lot of installations and interactives including a mirror I asked people to only write things they didn't like about me or the art on, and then painted this self portrait using that mirror. It is actually remarkably hard to get people to insult you consensually.
This is a big thing for me because I SAY I'd rather hear it straight but I've also been told people are afraid of how I'll respond to criticism, and I've just had to resign myself to that being their problem - and I personally am afraid of how people will react 99% of the time, or just don't respect them enough to want to be part of their potential growth, so I get it. Working with these ideas or in any kind of community is a luxury!
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Mainly using this to chost a #retrospective of my artwork from the last uh 3 decades. Occasionally new art and rechosts. Pretend I put some fun gifs here.