One of the masters of palette in our community is the indomitable CYN WHY, who often appends a question mark to her moniker...but is rarely that uncertain when it comes to the creative process. Our BRICK BY BRICK 2 jury awarded her BEST POP OF COLOR for this first piece, but it could just as easily have applied to her second work, too.(Notably, as of this writing, the prize-winning painting is still available for purchase!) The artist pulls no punches about her approach to this newest body of work: “These pieces are a 98% just sexy smartassery. There are artistic choices I could speak too much about — the punk touches...and the 80s aesthetic vs. what Being Gay In The 80s *meant*...and the idea of how long Queer people have had to sanitize our existence for the sake of acceptance, plus some other stuff that’s personal to me about these pieces. But mostly I just wanted to make some double entendres and continue to torture myself with drawing hands.”
CYN WHY
“Let Us Pray”
10 x 8
gouache and acrylic ink on Bristol,
mounted on wood panel
150.
“Speak No Evil”
10 x 8
gouache and acrylic ink on Bristol,
mounted on wood panel
150.
