NYAB Event - Russell Tyler "Decomposing in the Land of Paradise"

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At Freight and Volume
Media: Painting

Decomposing in the Land of Paradise consists of twelve oil-on-canvas, impasto paintings that bind themes of merriment and carnival with those of horror and the grotesque. Tyler critiques contemporary conventions by juxtaposing references to high and low art, reality and fantasy, irony and comedy; the history of art and mythology also play essential roles in his oeuvres.

By using thickly layered oil paints to create structurally loose forms, Tyler simultaneously suggests both composition and decomposition. While his highly charged use of color bears a clear reference to abstract expressionists such as Willem de Kooning and Philip Guston, his relatively static brushwork is reminiscent of illustration and graffiti, which directly question the division between “high” and “low” art.

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