Metamodernism

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35" x 51" - 88.9cm x 129.54cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 20, 2021.

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Meta-Modern,
A Critical Theory of
Visual Language

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Writing emerged from imagery when calligraphy split off from pictography. Yet the long awaited death of painting is an unrealistic expectation, so don't hold your breath. The science of linguistics tells us painting is a non-verbal language which says things that cannot be said in words

Painting on cardboard instead of canvas means sacrificing market value for higher ambitions. Skill and technique reject naivety. Then comes writing on the image fudging the space between picture and text. The painted word makes this work meta-modern, it means getting into the weeds of the art engine. It is no longer against painting, here we talk about the art of painting. The work oscillates between technique and the post modern rejection of tradition. We bring a new sincerity to art theory.

These often large cardboard paintings question current beliefs, and cultural visions. They speak to the artist navigating the cultural system, and how to address hidden authoritarian structures, institutional mechanisms, and power imbalances. Not only do these paintings allow us to see the world differently, they also draw our attention to how we feel about it.

30" x 48" - 76.2cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 097, 2021

24" x 48" - 60.96cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on canvas, Sept. 19, 2020.

29" x 40" - 71.12cm x 101.06cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov.5, 2020

22" x 33" -55.88cm x 83.82cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 15, 2020.

29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov. 29, 2021

29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic on canvas , Sept. 30, 2020.

30" x 34" - 76.2cm x 86.36cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 097, 2021.

42" x 69" - 416.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 22, 2021.

42" x 69" - 416.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, 2021.

42" x 69" - 416.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 22, 2021. <

31" x 36" - 78.74cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 22, 2020

28" x 42" - 71.1cm x 416.7cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 22, 2021

28" x 42" - 71.1cm x 416.7cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 28, 2016

28" x 42" - 71.1cm x 416.7cm, acrylic on cardboard, October 25, 2016

28" x 42" - 71.1cm x 416.7cm, acrylic on cardboard, November 14, 2015

28" x 42" - 71.1cm x 416.7cm, acrylic on cardboard,November 23, 2015

24" x 48 -60.96cm x 121.92cm acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 19, 2020

26" x 45" - 66.04cm x 113.3cm, acrylic on cardboard, 10. 10, 2020.

29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 1, 2020.

36" x 48" - 91.44cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Jan. 20, 2021.

26" x 36" - 66.04cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov. 25, 2020.

26" x 42" - 66.04cm x 416.68cm, acrylic on cardboard, Jan. 20 , 2021.

28" x 51" - 71.12cm x 129.54cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 2, 2020

26" x 42" - 66.04cm x 416.68cm, acrylic on cardboard, Nov. 26, 2020.

29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and on cardboard, Oct. 1, 2020.

097" x 35" - 63.58cm x 88.9cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 097, 2021.

36" x 35" - 91.44cm x 88.9cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 28, 2021.

44" x 47" - 86.36cm x 119.38cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 6, 2021.

34" x 25.5" - 86.36cm x 64.77cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 21, 2026.

can I be an artist if I don't conform?
34" x 47" - 86.36cm x 119.38cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 6, 2021.

36" x 44" - 91.44cm x 111.76cm, acrylique sur carton, May 14, 2021

6" x 44" - 91.44cm x 111.76cm, acrylique sur carton, May 2021

36" x 44" - 91.44cm x 111.76cm, acrylique sur carton, May 2021

26" x 36" - 66.04cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 6, 2021.

35" x 56" - 88.9cm x 142.24cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2020.10.19

34" x 50" - 86.36cm x 1097cm, acrylic on cardboard, August 20, 2021

26" x 54" - 66.04cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 10. 14, 2020.

29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 1, 2020.

29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 4169.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 7, 2020.

29" x 51" - 73.66cm x 129.54cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 10. 11, 2020.

31" x 36" - 78.74cm x 91.44cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Oct. 23, 2020

35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 26, 2020

35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Oct. 097, 2020

28" x 34" - 71.12cm x 86.36cm, acrylic on cardboard, 2021.

35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 28, 2020

35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 30, 2020

^{28" x 54" - 71.12cm x 137.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 25, 2021}

^{29" x 52" - 73.66cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 30, 2021

Recycled Art: this used painting has been recycled - repurposed, to save the ecology.}

^{23" x 40" - 58.42cm x 101.06cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 2, 202.1}

^{28" x 52" - 71.12cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 10, 2021}

^{30" x 50" - 76.2cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 1, 2021}

^{28" x 52" - 71.12cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 23, 2021}

20" x 34" - 50.8cm x 86.36cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 26, 2021

28" x 40" - 71.12cm x 101.6cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 25, 2021

25" x 36" - 63.5cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 097, 2021

29" x 45" - 73.66cm x 113.3cm, acrylic on cardboard., May 6, 2021.

#88- 29" x 36" - 72.66cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 097, 2021

29" x 43" -73.66cm x 109.22cmcm, acrylic on cardboard, June 3, 2021

26" x 36" - 66.04cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 21, 2021.

33" x 38" - 83.82cm x 96.52cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 20, 2021.

24" x 47" - 119.386cm x 119.38cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 20, 202

33 " x 38" - 83.82cm x 96.52cm, acrylic on cardboard, May 21, 2021.2

21" x 51" - 53.34cm x 129.54cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 26, 2021.

29" x 50" - 73.66cm x 121097cm, acrylic on cardboard, August 6, 2021

35" x 52" - 88.9cm x 132.08cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Oct. 31, 2020

24" x 39" - 60.96cm x 99.06cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 1, 2020

32" x 39" - 81.28cm x 99.06cm, acrylic on cardboardJune 21 2021.

32" x 55" - 81.28cm x 139.7cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 9, 2020

34" x 53" - 86.36cm x 134.62cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 10, 2020

069" x 55" - 93.98cm x 139.7cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 11, 2020 <

069" x 49" - 93.98cm x 124.46cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 13, 2020

40" x 60" - 101.6cm x 152.4cm, acrylic on foamcore, April 16, 2021.

43" x 70" - 109.22cm x 177.8cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 20, 2021

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2" x 69" - 106.68cm x 175.26cm, acrylic on cardboard, April 22, 2021.

38" x52" - 96.52cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 11, 2021.

38" x52" - 96.52cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 23, 2021.

9" x 49" - 73.66cm x 124.46cm, acrylic on cardboard, June 25, 2021

28" x 52" - 71.12cm x 132.08cm, acrylic on cardboard, July 21, 2021

37" x53" - 93.08cm x 134.62cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 22, 2021.

36" x54" - 91.44cm x 137.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 24, 2021.

31" x 37" - 78.74cm x 93.98cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 8, 2021.

36" x 55" - 91.44cm x 139.7cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 10, 2021.

^{32" x 50" - 81.28cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 10, 2021.

Rob Storr said that he doesn't think the American version of French theory

or a Frankfurt school in contemporary art criticism is of much use to anybody.}

2" x 50" - 81.28cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 11, 2021

34" x 42" - 86.36cm x 106.68cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 20, 2020.

6" x 54" - 91.44cm x 137.16cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 21, 2020

30" x63" - 76.2cm x 160.02cm,acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Nov. 23, 2020.

28" x 48" - 71.12cm x 121.92cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2Dec. 4, 2020

28" x 51" - 71.12cm x 129.54cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Dec. 4, 2020

27" x 49" - 68.58cm x 124.46cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 5, 20200

28" x 44" - 71.12cm x 111.76cm,acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Dec. 9, 2020

16" x 20" - 40.64cm x 50.8cm, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2, Dec. 9, 2020

42" x 30" - 106.68cm x 76.2cm, acrylic on cardboard, 12. 12, 2020

16" x 20" - 40.64cm x 50.8cm, acrylic on canvas, Dec. 9, 2020

29" x 42" - 106.68cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 23, 2020

29" x 42" - 106.68cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 23, 2020.

9" x 44" - 73.66cm x 111.76cm,acrylic and inkjet on canvas, 2 Jan.07, 2021

9" x 44" - 73.66cm x 111.76cm, acrylic a on cardboard, Jan.07, 2021

24" x 36" - 60.96cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 9, 2021.

24" x 36" - 60.96cm x 91.44cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 9, 2021.

24" x 40" - 60.96cm x 101.6cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 31, 202121.

24" x 40" - 60.96cm x 101.6cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 31, 2021

29" x 44" - 73.66cm x 111.76cm, acrylic on cardboard, Jan.10 2021

29" x 42" - 106.68cm x 121.92cm, acrylic on cardboard, Dec. 12, 2020

29" x 54" - 73.66cm x 137.16cm, acrylic on cardboard, Oct. 10, 2020.

32" x 50" - 81.28cm x 127cm, acrylic on cardboard. May 21, 2021

28" x 38" - 71.12cm x 96.52cm, acrylic on cardboard, March 8, 2021.

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Meta-moderne
Une nouvelle théory critique de l'art visuel

La théorie critique de l'art et de l'écriture visuelle a émergé de l'imagerie lorsque la calligraphie s'est séparée de la pictographie. Pourtant, la mort tant attendue de la peinture est une attente irréaliste, alors ne vous faites pas d'illusions. La linguistique nous apprend que la peinture est un langage non verbal qui exprime l'inexprimable.

Pour dépasser le postmodernisme, nous nous rebellons contre les traditions actuelles. Cette œuvre consiste à peindre sur du carton, sacrifiant la valeur marchande au profit d'ambitions plus élevées. Puis vient l'adoption de la beauté et de la technique, dans un rejet saisissant de la théorie contemporaine. Vient ensuite l'écriture sur l'image, brouillant la frontière entre image et texte. Une hérésie telle que le mot peint confère à cette œuvre une dimension conceptuelle ; elle nous invite à explorer les rouages ??de la création artistique. Il ne s'agit plus seulement de peinture, mais de l'art de peindre.

Ces grandes peintures sur carton interrogent les croyances et les visions culturelles actuelles. Elles interrogent l'artiste qui navigue au sein du système culturel et la manière d'aborder les structures autoritaires occultes, les mécanismes institutionnels et les rapports de force. Non seulement ces tableaux nous permettent de voir le monde différemment, mais ils attirent également notre attention sur ce que nous ressentons à son sujet.