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B. Thom Stevenson
B. Thom Stevenson Free to Live Nowhere to Run (Landscape)
Enamel on raw canvas 5 x 20 x .75 inches
In small, Fri-Sun 1-6 PM, through June 24.
B. Thom Stevenson and Pablo Picasso @ Brendan Lynch’s Porch Museum
SUBCURRENT
January 29 – February 14, 2015
Opening Reception: January 29, 7-9 p.m.
To launch its second year, Galerie Manqué presents Subcurrent, an exhibition of six artists whose work incorporates visual elements from a variety of contemporary subcultures. For some of the artists, these subcultural motifs and symbols are used as a kind of free-floating image bank, drawn upon to construct their work; for others, they are employed to reflect particular aspects of the subculture with which the artist identifies. A recurring influence on the general look of the work is the DIY, cut-and-paste, multiply-photocopied appearance of self-published zines.
In his paintings, B. Thom Stevenson brings together images from across his field of interests, including the paintings of Picasso and punk flyers. His use of acrylic enamel to render these images gives a rawness to the painted surface and a precision to the image’s reproduction.
Nina Hartmann’s screenprints-on-canvas feature symbols and images from a variety esoteric belief systems. These representations of the contemporary occult are arranged in spare compositions and rendered in stark black and white.
The drawings of Andy Mister sometimes make use of images related to radical or countercultural groups of the past. Here, he presents 12 “portraits” on Mylar of women associated with the Manson Family, based on photos from wanted posters of the period.
The meticulously rendered watercolors of Tamara Santibanez include representations of fetish objects and BDSM gear. Her work’s almost obsessive finish, combined with the isolation of the objects against a plain ground, give the work an iconic quality.
Chris Oh’s realistically-rendered blotter series further investigates the way different subcultures use imagery. Often pulling inspiration from ancient myths, surrealism, and popular culture, these graphics are a subtle reflection of a wildly subversive climate.
To create her imaginary zine covers, Kelsey Henderson combines layouts and titles from vintage European porn magazines with images from punk culture. The recontextualized texts and images suggest the fetishizing of a subcultural world.
The exhibition was organized by gallery curator George Metesky.