109PREVIEWintriguing subjects for exploration in my
artwork. My characters’ common state is dark
or bittersweet melancholy, and, like in D’Apres
Elle, my paintings show these moments as
frozen stills of a short film from one’s skewed
memory or a twisted dream”
Clinton Hobart’s still life Popcorn also will
appear in the exhibition, and is from his series of
snack food-themed paintings. “The story behind
the snack food series is that my brother and
I were having a conversation about the history
of art. He said they painted fruit and eggs 500
years ago because they ate fruit and eggs 500
years ago,” says Hobart. “If the Old Masters
were alive today, they’d be painting Cheetos
and Doritos because that’s what the world eats
now. And as soon as he said it, we looked at each
other and knew it had to be done.”
Other artists participating in the Holiday
Miniatures Show include Teresa Elliott, Mark
Harrison, Yael Maimon and Nick Runge.1
Clinton Hobart, Popcorn,
oil, 6 x 8"
2
Nadezda Kuzmina,
D’Apres Elle, oil on panel,
8 x 10"
3
Hsin-Yao Tseng,
Afternoon Sunlight, oil,
12 x 12"
4
Alpay Efe, Butterfly A.a.,
oil, 9.85 x 9.85"
5
Zack Zdrale, Flinch, oil
on panel, 6 x 6"
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