Tag Archive for ‘Pop Culture’
Warts, Wrinkles and All: Jodi Brown
Jodi Brown has deliberately injected the unsettling and borderline grotesque into her graphite and gouache images, all of which are based on authors’ photos from book jackets.
Pop Life: Jimmy Trotter
Jimmy Trotter serves up big, brightly colored, sugar-loaded spoonfuls of fun in every one of his mixed-media creations.
Numbers Game: Jennifer Jarnot
“Real art” and “paint-by-numbers” are largely incompatible phrases. Largely, but not entirely, as Jennifer Jarnot’s show at the Lawrence Arts Center demonstrates.
A Space Rockin’ Good Time: Barry Anderson
“Space Rock Spasm” offers a dose of fun for big kids, too, especially those with a jones for superhero comics and classic low-budget horror.
(ARTKC365) Bringin’ da Fun(k): James Trotter
The overall effect is childlike (rather than childish), a sense reinforced by Trotter’s passion for vintage toys and his use of those toys in art installations. Throw in his vintage musical tastes, and the pattern becomes clear: There’s a safety in the familiar, even when it’s skewed and jumbled.
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