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About Russian Orthodox: I was doing a ton of research about the Cold War and came across this church that was destroyed by Stalin in order to construct the “ideal communist society”. Religious oppression was a significant part of the turmoil felt by the Russian people before and during the Cold War and I wanted to find a way to show that in this piece.
It took a few different mediums before the idea came to carve it straight into the wood, but once it hit me I grabbed a pocket knife and ran with it. Carving the outline of the cathedral into wood became the perfect way to show not only a semi-abstract version of the church, but also allowed it, from different angles, to almost disappear into the wood background. A perfect ode to the near destruction of the Russian Orthodox Church as a whole and the thousands that died along with it during this time.
Planets of the Solar System. Acrylic transfer, paper on wood panel. Various sizes (1"-6" squared each)
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Results, not causes is ink, acrylic and paper on wood panel.
“The changing economy was ignored, plans for the change were ignored; and only means to destroy the recession were considered, while the causes of the recession went on.”
-adapted from The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
For Elephants & Asses at AR4T Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA. November 1-10, 2012.
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A painting done for the Bespoke Booth at Pebble Beach Auto Show.
Ink and dictionary pages on wood panel. 25" x 18.5"
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Wonderfully Absurd. Happening this weekend only (and next week by appt). At the Lab in Costa Mesa.
Presented by Push Gallery
Here are directions (its behind urban outfitters)
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