Painting social Wall Art
81 creative works found
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Up from where Washington Street crosses Main in Lexington, cases are still held in the old courthouse. On the street nearby another court is held regularly by less noted judges. Their “bench” is a seat on a mildly raised wall between the oil stained street and a fiery nandina. Their docket is not posted and little note is taken by self-absorbed traffic of their deliberations. They are a part of the visibly latent people and their decisions remain among them. Watercolor 30×22” on handmade paper.
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The scene is a small town in the mountains of Virginia, an area that has historically given a disproportionate sacrifice in the nation’s wars but suffers its share of the nation’s wealth. Bedford is nearby. It is the current time and there is a “Support Our Troops” sign taped in the window of a long closed business. December’s sun echos the contrasting theme in the strong lights and shadows thrown across flaking paint and rotting snow. An old man clearing the street speaks to youth’s absence from this scene. Yet it features endurance and hope also; life carries on. The building promises an occupant, as the sunlight and bare tree promise a spring and those at home do what they must and abide. 24×28” acrylic on linen covered wood.
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How dynamic cultures survive amongst contemporary technology with it’s assimilating socio-economic values and religion.
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Digital Montage / An original painting on canvas was photgraphed and worked in Photoshop with layers to place the figure on a construction site. / The Backlash in this case is about equal rights in the workplace. Some women in predominantly male vocations like the defence forces and on construction sites are having a rough time of it in Australia.
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Minimalist abstract study of speeding cyclists, focusing more on the dynamics of the speed and motion of their movements / Oil on Stretched Canvas – No Airbrushing 37 X 59 inches / 94 X 150 cm contact my Agents at Gallery 112 / .....................................................................................
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Satire on human society and how perilously close we’re coming to complete annihilation Oil on Stretched Canvas – No Airbrushing 60 X 60 inches / 153 X 153 cm Original : / Sold / contact my Agents at Gallery 112 / .................................................................................
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“Fallen angel” is a street story about some young girl who went down the wrong path in her life. The girl and her shadow are reversed. Thus the reflection in the mirror is what she has become. A shadow of her former self. . . . Oil on Stretched Canvas – No Airbrushing 36 X 24 inches / 92 X 61 cm Original : / Sold / contact my Agents at Gallery 112 / .....................................................................................
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Social commentary about the daily life of the back streets of our city, any city. . . Oil on Stretched Canvas – No Airbrushing 18 X 36 inches / 46 X 92 cm Original : / Sold / contact my Agents at Gallery 112 / ....................................................................................
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Movement of the Cobra / Digital Hybrid / This work was originally a mixed media paint and charcoal inspiration on paper. The image has been loaded into Photoshop and digitally enhanced and manipulated using the painting and blending tools and image adjustments. Work from my “Liberating the Angel” exhibition. / This image is about the co-dependent or dominant-submissive relationship where one person likes to control another. The power over partner has low self-esteem and is afraid to open the door on emotions, usually because huge pain has been locked away and submerged. The dominant partner therefore projects their emotions onto the submissive partner so they don’t have to deal with them. The submissive partner takes on these emotions so the power over partner can carry on. This weakens the submissive partner who then carries a double load of emotions. The power over partner convinces the submissive partner that their strengths are useless and their weaknesses are strengths, really screwing their mind and destroying in effect, the identity of the person. / In time, the submissive partner will need to move away and restore their stolen energies and begin to recover and heal. They will have been psychically battered from all the verbal games that did not and could not make sense, because it was never about love, it was only about rescue. They will also have to face the underlying reasons for choosing an abusive relationship. From pain and suffering comes growth and the test of that personal growth will be in not repeating the same choice of partner again. One thing LOVE is not…….is the power and control over another.
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The original photograph from which this oil / painting was derived was taken along Main / Street in Nashua, New Hampshire (USA). / The photograph was unaltered and / captured a somewhat precarious glance / between the cafe patrons and a passer-by. / A Sunday afternoon in a small city in / New England. Both the photograph and / painting are 2008.
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Binge Drinking / Mixed media drawing on paper uploaded into Photoshop for formatting. I have used charcoal, conte and paint washes. To catch the raw dynamic and feel of intoxication I have used the basic stick figure. The faces have become masks to move the focus to the whole body experience of imbalance and loss of control. Binge drinking, a drink till you drop indulgence, is an unfortunate symptom of a very disturbed society. I was shocked to learn that two young people a week in Australia die from this social disease of excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period. The damage to the brain, liver and kidneys can only be imagined.
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The Pack Charcoal, conte and paint washes on paper loaded into Photoshop and formatted. A work from an exhibition of works on paper entitled Behind the Mask. This is about the street scene and the companionship or ‘mateship’ of the pack. The male pack ignites the tough masculine bravado giving the individual a sense of power and control to the rebellious spirit of youth. An escape into chemical heaven relieves the pain of reality, of crushed ambitions and a feeling of uselessness. Our prisons are full of seemingly lost young males led along by the often dangerous pack mentality.
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A close up photograph of a detail of graffiti on a public park’s wall
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A photograph of the word Hide spray painted on a public wall in Sheffield, England.
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A photograph of the word Skate spray painted onto a skate park in Sheffield
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Original acrylic on stretched canvas (36 in. x 44 in.) Gary & I both collaborated on that incorporates both a micro- & macro- perspective on America’s eroding influence on the socio-political world scene. It’s an abstract based on Benjamin Franklin’s image on the U.S. $100 bill. The erosion suggests a post-American global economy reflecting the U.S.’s chaotic and crumbling financial state. ORIGINAL IS AVAILABLE
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Henderson, NC – Ice Cream Social – June 2008 – Taken as a candid.
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As phosphor dots light room with sheen / The world, as is, no longer seen / They travel to the turfs of green / With beer and chips and new widescreen / / No longer do these people care / Of human suffering and despair / Remote in hand and butt in chair / Root for their team and often swear / / The real world, now merely fable / Reality now served through cable / Conscious thought no longer able / Emotion soon becomes unstable / / What matters now are points and errs / And bad calls that the ump declares / And for their team they say their prayers / So far removed from world affairs / / Rendered just a bit insane / Impossible to quite explain / And even threat of hurricane / Tied to the tube they do remain / / This painting was inspired by American obsessions. It has been my experience that most Americans could care less about what is happening in the world around them as long as the football game is still broadcast on the television when they get home. The painting is meant to portray this attitude on an extreme level, while providing for the basic premise behind the glow that back lights the curtains of almost any American home on any given day. This probably extends to other countries as well, but as I live in America, I can only portray what I observe here myself. / / It is not meant to be a bitter statement, only one of concern, about how most people are living their lives in an alternative reality that is brought to them through their television. I can truly understand why my dear and wise mother referred to the television as the ‘idiot box’ throughout my childhood years… and from what I can observe, she was quite right. / / Myself… I would much rather make a new artwork, or write a new poem, than to plug myself mindlessly into the ‘idiot box’ and have some powerful media entity program my values and the way I observe the world around me. / / Although I must admit, I do enjoy watching several of the wonderful and educational programs that are developed for the public broadcasting network. I guess in a way… that fact may make me a hypocrite in regard to this social behavior observance? / /
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From series “Frustrations”. Digital artwork.
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Acrylic Painting
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An acrylic painting 40×40cm based upon a photograph in the Public Domain here This media file is in the public domain in the United States. This applies to U.S. works where the copyright has expired, often because its first publication occurred prior to January 1, 1923. Library of Congress REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LLC-DIG-ppmsc-09892 / Date Photo 1890-1900. Published no later than 1905. / / A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn from natural or synthetic fibers. June 2009. / / / ! / A selection of products in my Zazzle store: More choices from Zazzle: Wear My Art – Check out Female Contemporary Art on Apparel here: My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. All images are copyright © taiche. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited / See more of taiche at ZAZZLE / Baby Custom T-Shirts :dress that baby up with a special design on a custom t-shirt, long sleeve or onesize / Kids Custom T-Shirts .from organic t-shirts to long sleeve shirts, boys, girls, and toddlers can fill their fashion needs with a one-of-a-kind custom t-shirts for kids. Check out the latest organic t-shirts, sweatshirts, and girls shirts. And plenty of styles for toddlers too! Aprons / Bags / Buttons / Cards / Hats / Keds Shoes / Keychains / Magnets / Mousepads / Mugs / Postage / Postcards / Stickers / T-Shirt / Ties* Selected works of art from my 2009 Portfolio Do not forget to check out my range of fully customisable calendars. Simply let me know your choice of images and months to show them and I will create especaillly for you. You can choose from any of my images. /
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