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Rise of the Underground
10/29/2011JEREMY FISH & KENICHI YOKONO - RISE OF THE UNDERGROUND
Oct 29 – Dec 17, 2011
Mark Moore Gallery presents Rise of the Underground, a two-person exhibition featuring new works by Jeremy Fish (CA) and Kenichi Yokono (Japan). Each adopting the age-old craft of woodcutting through a distinctive contemporary technique, Fish and Yokono employ bold and enchanting cartoon-like narratives to illustrate quotidian and pop cultural excerpts. Unmistakably handmade and remarkably intriguing, Yokono’s woodblocks explore the "horrors of everyday life," while Fish’s paintings and cut-outs reveal untapped histories often swept under the rug. Seemingly innocuous at first observation, each work is intricately laced with undercurrents of the sinister and the foreboding, saturated with cultural reflection, psychoanalysis, and social commentary in a fusion of high and low aesthetics. -
Bearly in Brazil 36" x 26" acrylic on wood -
Wooden Wisdom of the Natives 22" x 36" acrylic on wood -
Jet Luggage 32" x 21" acrylic on wood -
Jetlag 30" x 28" acrylic on wood -
The Vanimals Freedom 30" x 25" acrylic on wood -
Bare Hugs 24" x 20" acrylic on wood -
The Workhorse 34" x 24" acrylic and stain on brazilian wood veneer -
A Tale of Two Cities 34" x 24" acrylic and stain on brazilian wood veneer -
Taken For a Ride 20" x 20" acrylic and ink on paper -
Streetcar Scandal 20" x 20" acrylic and ink on paper -
Winnie Cooper 20" x 20" acrylic and ink on paper -
Still Searching 20" x 20" acrylic and ink on paper
