January 13th, 2011 – February 12th, 2011
L.A. artist Christian Vincent is not concerned with mastering anatomical expertise but rather with conveying a polemical undertone, and intentionally leaves the works in contentious balance, overlapping political propaganda and Pop culture in his excellent new one-man exhibition at Mike Weiss Gallery, NY.
It is upon immediate encounter with the works that their massive scale divulges their confrontational underpinning. The paint is thick but flat, as Vincent carefully sands down the remnants of his brushwork, thereby symbolically removing his fingerprints from the works and allowing them to exist autonomously.
Group devotion is not meant to be outright rejected as much as challenged in these works. These scenes could be culled from a rock concert or a cult gathering, a private boy’s school outing or a militia camp – all of which are unified in the worshipping of a messianic figure to which the masses turn to for salvation and guidance.
Wow!
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