Ray Sell "Stand Yer Ground"
Leo Kesting
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Status-perception is everything, and from guns, to breasts, to jack-hammers, size matters here. It’s a man’s world at Leo Kesting Gallery as Ray Sell returns with "Stand Yer Ground", his latest collection of vintage collages, running through June 13. Drawing back the curtain on the American male psyche, Ray explores identity through both possessions and professions.
In The Gunman (11" x 14", mixed media, 2010), Ray explores man's deep desire for authority as a figure dreams about being the maverick gun-toting hero, on the prowl and ready to shoot. Classic themes of exploration and loss of innocence abound as Ray’s boys make the sometimes perilous and always exhilarating journey into manhood.
In Baggage (9" x 12", mixed media, 2010), a young boy marches toward adulthood pulling a wagon filled with all its trappings, including booze, tools and cigarettes, all under the watchful eyes of a rugged cowboy.
“Constant consumption and masculine wiles continue to play well in this world where consumer confidence rides on the edge of a razor,” states gallery director John Leo, “Ray Sell offers us a reminder of the better days in times when the economic rebound is within reach.”
[Image: Ray Sell "The Gunman" mixed media on canvas, 14 x 11 in.]
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Schedule
from May 13, 2010 to June 13, 2010
Opening Reception on 2010-05-13 from 19:00 to 22:00