Looking for any color in the palette? Or for that matter, any tube on the paint rack at Dick Blick? Look no farther than the work of JOSEPH EGGLESTON. A self-confessed painter of “messy portraits,” the artist is also on a new run with his subject matter, which would fit just as neatly in the last BORROWED category. Since the pandemic, he has found himself watching and rewatching his favorite horror films, predominantly cult classics or classics-in-the-making. From there, it gets fun, as Joseph describes. “I strive to create a likeness but shy away from exact replication; it isn’t important to me if the viewer knows the source material (although it is fun when people have that AHA! moment). This idea of valuing likeness over replication made me wonder: what would happen if I manipulated the stills in order to manufacture a ‘scene’ that feels like it is from a film but doesn’t actually exist?” Many of his larger canvases in PROCESSES INTERSECTING SPACES — OPENING RECEPTION tonight (3/9), 7-10 PM —do exactly this. The smaller work, like this homage to the ouevre of Jordan Peele, focuses on pure portraiture. All of them immediately transport us. So figure out how you will get out of the house to see us and this great art...and don’t say nope!
JOSEPH EGGLESTON
“Young Red”
acrylic and charcoal pencil on wood
125.
