Trouble at Home, 2017
For this exhibition at Stroboskop (Warsaw, Poland), I drew upon iconic models of male authority that reference a mythologized America: Ronald Reagan, Elvis Presley, and Superman. The distorted forms offer cultural commentary overlaid with the absurd—half-inflated body parts bulge and collapse, and visages stutter in space, manifesting the aspirations and anxieties encoded into these figures. This exhibition was presented for Warsaw Gallery Weekend 2017.
Small Dreams, 2017; polyester, lycra, grosgrain, stuffing; with wood shelf; approx. 30 x 24 x 11 in.
Trouble at Home, 2017; polyester, lycra, stuffing; 46.5 x 31 x 6 in.
Provisional Man, 2017; wool, polyester, sewing pins; 24 x 24 in.
Golden Boy, 2017; wool, polyester, lycra, sewing pins; 26 x 24 in.
The Former King, 2017; polyester, lycra, cotton, fringe, metal pole; 79.5 x 13 x 9 in.