Appropriations and Political Work

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Appropriations and Political Work

Work that involves commerce, old masters, commentary, political statements , and more. Warning: Heavy Photoshopping in some cases, with a dose of irreverence for good measure. Some physical construction as well.

Vitruvian Wasp
Pablo's Muse: Mantis Therese

An exuvium from a young praying mantis sits as a muse in the place of Marie Therese in this digital mockup that shows a facsimile…
Celebration of the Cankerworm Harvest

A high resolution photograph of a caterpillar hunter beetle in a postmortem choreographic pose set in a sparse digital landscape.…
Absolut Cicada

Absolut Cicada. Bottled in pure alcohol by Bamboo Turtle Studios. No cicadas were harmed in the making if this fine product.
Holiday Feast

archival pigment ink print on fine art paper, 20x14, 2013
Dali and Me

Once a client who owns two of my appropriations pieces asked if I had done anything that appropriated or made fun of Dali. I said…
Thoughts and Prayers

This is one from a series of sixteen Thoughts and Prayers art bombs. I installed eight of them at major art venues in Durham, NC.…
Emancipation is not Freedom

Release from the fist of bondage into a confined space from which one can only see freedom but not really experience it in its pur…
Token(ism) #1

Hollow poplar blocks with the remains of some animal or plant life sealed within. Each block is made from six truncated pyramids a…
Token(ism) #2

Hollow poplar blocks with the remains of some animal or plant life sealed within. Each block is made from six truncated pyramids a…
Occupation Zone

There are many ways to read this image ranging from the disturbingly political to the frivolously comical..I reveal my reading wit…