Defeating the Desert Fox is a tough challenge, but not to hard, and is quite a rewarding fealing. Simply hearing your C64 shouting "ROMMEL" when he attacks, is enough to intimidate most people and make you jump high in the air.
Is the middle fox yawning or screaming? The others don't seem alarmed. Which could be even more disturbing. Style-wise, this is really mixed. Peyote painting.
Is the middle fox yawning or screaming? The others don't seem alarmed. Which could be even more disturbing. Style-wise, this is really mixed. Peyote painting.
Reminds me a bit of Damien Loeb, in several respects. In fact, a lot of contemporary painting reminds me of Damien Loeb. Damien Loeb. WHen is your next show? Because people are stealing (or taking back or "owning" by inhabiting) your mojo. Its yours. take back your habitat.
This also reminds me of candy corn, wallpaper print, restaurant mural paintings, magazine illustration (readers digest springs to mind) and that one biennial 2004 painter who paints with stained grounds and is due for a first quarter career retrospective.
I like cactuses, wildlife, wildflowers and wildfire. Glad you could fit all that in.
They're not perturbed because the fire isn't really there.... it's just one of those days! And...y'know, orange flowers/orange flames.... but I like the verticals
I looked him up because I didn't understand this painting ( not sure if it was going for Walton Ford or kitsch). The work from 2004 has a Frederick Exley beautiful loser theme. I think he is depicting animals because they are vulnerable and the kitsch reading is off. http://christopherreiger.com
no amount of animal sacrifice would be able to embue any sense of purpose for this dumb painting, with the dumb animal stares -- I see Martin Eder in this, Eder's dumb-cat-stares. At least Eder had the redeeming insight to fortify his compositions with semi-naked chics.
rome burning... funny - i've never had any patience for end-times artwork. End-times music, sure. End-time's literature, I'm never left behind, man. But unless the art depicts me next to a lamb and a lion and a hot chick, I'm lost.
Hey I really like this painting. I looked at his site too. This is a show I will check out. I don't know how successful the people are on here I think it really varies but none the less they could with hold useless and sometimes cruel comments but when you put your work out there, you are putting it out there.
Hey Gold I was defending him. He's very young and is trying to do something difficult. Depicting vulnerable, pathetic states. Comparing somebody to Exley is a compliment.
I wasn't going to post anything, but after reading Gold's comment, I thought I should.
The painting is what it is. People will take what they take and far be it from any artist to discount any viewer's interpretation or reaction. The harsh comments don't upset me, Gold. As Rainbowandskull said above, when you put your work out there, that's that.
I'm happy the piece provoked such strong reaction and, just maybe, a few more people will check out the work in person, at AG, while the show runs.
In short, Gold, while I appreciate your coming to my defense - and I share your preference for constuctive criticism - all's well and good...even if motels, apparently, will be paying my bills. ;)
Your points well-taken. Yes, I do apologize and am guilty for having a little too much private fun at the expense of the paintings posted on this blog. Most of us aren't critics -- I'm just anothe dumb-ass blog-person with an overly-excited typing hand and no background in criticism. Be that as it may, most of the thinks that come out onto the keyboard are immediate, often drunken, knee-jerk reactions anyway. please don't take my harshness too seriously -- I certainly don't. But i do realize that the freedoms that blogging opens up to users can often be abused... as I often do just to elicit a quick chuckle from myself... For that I apologize, and will try to be more constructive, less sardonic.
Your posts serve as good reminders that there are real and good people behind these screens and jpegs and paintings. And that talented painters should be congratulated even for embarking upon such a career. So Congrats hyaena.
Christopher Reiger
ReplyDeleteAG gallery
Brooklyn
fiddling while rome burns. Shine on you crazy Dimond.
ReplyDeleteDefeating the Desert Fox is a tough challenge, but not to hard, and is quite a rewarding fealing. Simply hearing your C64 shouting "ROMMEL" when he attacks, is enough to intimidate most people and make you jump high in the air.
ReplyDeletehere
Wrong Fox I guess.
migraine inducing
ReplyDeleteMr Murdoch is the Fox to worry about.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foxnews.com/
foreground middleground, background.
ReplyDeletePop.
pop shaman
ReplyDeleteIs the middle fox yawning or screaming? The others don't seem alarmed. Which could be even more disturbing. Style-wise, this is really mixed. Peyote painting.
ReplyDeleteIs the middle fox yawning or screaming? The others don't seem alarmed. Which could be even more disturbing. Style-wise, this is really mixed. Peyote painting.
ReplyDelete...sorry, I have no idea why this posted twice... once was surely plenty.
ReplyDeleteReminds me a bit of Damien Loeb, in several respects.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, a lot of contemporary painting reminds me of Damien Loeb. Damien Loeb. WHen is your next show? Because people are stealing (or taking back or "owning" by inhabiting) your mojo. Its yours. take back your habitat.
This also reminds me of candy corn, wallpaper print, restaurant mural paintings, magazine illustration (readers digest springs to mind) and that one biennial 2004 painter who paints with stained grounds and is due for a first quarter career retrospective.
I like cactuses, wildlife, wildflowers and wildfire. Glad you could fit all that in.
They're not perturbed because the fire isn't really there.... it's just one of those days!
ReplyDeleteAnd...y'know, orange flowers/orange flames.... but I like the verticals
Next I read Finch I'll drown a cat...
ReplyDeletethis painting is to kitch for me, its trying to hard to be bad motel art.
If its not than its doing a good job, as that what it seems like to me.
I can see this hanging in Howard Hughes's living room.
What's up with all the talk of drowning puppies and kitties? Has it come to this?
ReplyDeleteI looked him up because I didn't understand this painting ( not sure if it was going for Walton Ford or kitsch). The work from 2004 has a Frederick Exley beautiful loser theme. I think he is depicting animals because they are vulnerable and the kitsch reading is off.
ReplyDeletehttp://christopherreiger.com
no amount of animal sacrifice would
ReplyDeletebe able to embue any sense of purpose
for this dumb painting, with the dumb
animal stares -- I see Martin Eder in this,
Eder's dumb-cat-stares. At least Eder had
the redeeming insight to fortify his
compositions with semi-naked chics.
well I stand corrected...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link Kelli.
The other work is nothing like eder. More like Muntean & Rosenblum.
I'm with ya bruce. Though I do feel
ReplyDeletebad my about my hasty judgement...
I still don't like the work (though the
oldest work pieces seem interesting).
Don't make me bring out that simpsons link yet again.
why?
ReplyDeleterome burning...
ReplyDeletefunny - i've never had any patience for end-times artwork.
End-times music, sure. End-time's literature, I'm never
left behind, man. But unless the art depicts me next to
a lamb and a lion and a hot chick, I'm lost.
The older work is seems more interesting to me. This one is the worst of the lot.
ReplyDeletemotel art
ReplyDeleteHey I really like this painting. I looked at his site too. This is a show I will check out.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how successful the people are on here I think it really varies but none the less they could with hold useless and sometimes cruel comments but when you put your work out there, you are putting it out there.
Hey Gold I was defending him. He's very young and is trying to do something difficult. Depicting vulnerable, pathetic states. Comparing somebody to Exley is a compliment.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't going to post anything, but after reading Gold's comment, I thought I should.
ReplyDeleteThe painting is what it is. People will take what they take and far be it from any artist to discount any viewer's interpretation or reaction. The harsh comments don't upset me, Gold. As Rainbowandskull said above, when you put your work out there, that's that.
I'm happy the piece provoked such strong reaction and, just maybe, a few more people will check out the work in person, at AG, while the show runs.
In short, Gold, while I appreciate your coming to my defense - and I share your preference for constuctive criticism - all's well and good...even if motels, apparently, will be paying my bills. ;)
Gold and Hungry Hyaena,
ReplyDeleteYour points well-taken. Yes, I do apologize
and am guilty for having a little too much
private fun at the expense of the paintings posted
on this blog. Most of us aren't critics -- I'm
just anothe dumb-ass blog-person with an overly-excited
typing hand and no background in criticism.
Be that as it may, most of the thinks that come
out onto the keyboard are immediate, often
drunken, knee-jerk reactions anyway. please don't take my
harshness too seriously -- I certainly don't.
But i do realize that the freedoms that blogging
opens up to users can often be abused... as
I often do just to elicit a quick chuckle from
myself... For that I apologize, and will try
to be more constructive, less sardonic.
Your posts serve as good reminders that
there are real and good people behind these screens
and jpegs and paintings. And that talented painters should
be congratulated even for embarking upon such a career.
So Congrats hyaena.
I stand by what I said - this is pop art. Is that bitter? I hope so.
ReplyDeletesaid like a tru diplomat z.
ReplyDeletePop = populist? not in my
shiz-wizzle-art-historical book.