Each piece embodies a state of mental overrun, depicted in the form of nature, and it's inevitable reclamation of everything it comes into contact with. Figures are shrouded in fungi, wrapped in lichen, each being overtaken by natural forces, just as our thoughts, anxieties and fears have the tendency to slowly consume our lives. The human mind can spiral out of control and lose itself in the pandemonium of its own thoughts and emotions. Like an unattended garden being engulfed lawlessly by weeds and growths, structure and order are usurped for chaos and anarchy. One’s ability to overthink, overanalyze and seek out perfection can become an endless path of twists and turns making it even more complicated to return to one’s original state.
Last Rites Gallery for the third year in a row has decided to find out what several of today’s brightest art stars are capable of when asked to create ONE piece that could be considered truly ‘dark art’. Many artists find themselves in the groove of creating a certain mood or emotion through their work and have, understandably, become quite comfortable following this path in their art-making. At Last Rites Gallery we want to break that mold and challenge the artists to create art that searches through new or buried feelings and emotions. The artist’s will let go of the light and allow the dark to thrive, as pop takes on a new form. Participating artists include: Buff Monster, Esao Andrews, Scott Musgrove Mark Dean Veca , Daniel Hyun Lim, Glenn Barr, the PIZZ, Brian Despain, Mr. Christopher, Beau Stanton, Molly Crabapple, Michael Page, Mark Elliott, Mark Garro, Gaia, Noaur, Amy Crehore.
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