Artwork
#humor
#portray
#satire
#Toni Hamel
“Kabuki II (the performance),” oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches. All photos courtesy of CK Modern, shared with permission
Whereas scientists and researchers try to seek out progressive options to local weather devastation and different international ills, Toni Hamel (beforehand) takes an unorthodox method to ingenuity. Together with her distinctive model of satire, the artist imagines a world of pure futility, wherein geese are affixed to strings suspended from the sky and a large air freshener replaces dwelling pine bushes. When catastrophe strikes, she suggests, some individuals gravitate towards the straightforward, superficial repair and within the case of “In Lieu of Better Days,” select to spend their time portray a rainbow regardless of destruction on the horizon.
The work proven listed here are included in Hamel’s forthcoming solo present operating from July 6 to August 3 at CK Modern in San Francisco. Till then, dive into an archive of her absurd scenes on Instagram.
“The Gardeners,” graphite and watercolor on paper, 15 x 18 inches
“In Lieu of Better Days,” oil on canvas, 18 x 18 inches
“The Flock,” oil on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
“As Beautiful as Rainbows,” graphite, watercolor, and hand-stitched sequins, 22 x 30 inches
“Ikebana X (foxglove),” oil on canvas, 18 x 18 inches
#humor
#portray
#satire
#Toni Hamel
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