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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Currently Hanging

posted by on March 22 at 10:30 AM

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Chester Arnold’s Extenuating Circumstances (2006), oil and graphite on panel, 10 by 12 by 2 inches

At Linda Hodges Gallery.

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Son of Bosch and Red Grooms.

His better works are the more complex, dystopian images (though some are saddled with saccharine/juvenile images of laborers' butt cracks and, ugh, rainbows in a work called "Redemption").

His colorful ands chunky naive neighborhood- and business-scapes remind me somewhat of Pittsburgh's unsung John Kane.

This is from his other style: underpopulated, lots of white space and subversive behaviors. I like this line of realization much better.

Jen -- is there any way to see these in larger format or will it be smaller images like these going forward? Thanks! Interesting picks lately...very intriguing. Are you smoking better weed? J/K

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | March 22, 2008 11:01 AM
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nice work. i really like the play on scale here, with large open space on a small panel. Can anyone read the script in the lower right corner?
i agree with jubilation- it would be cool to view these in a larger format.

Posted by bjank | March 22, 2008 12:17 PM
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foundation for Mudede dream house?

Posted by american idol seattle | March 24, 2008 5:52 PM

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