This aggressive painting by The Royal Kingbee is obscured by an ice machine. In fact, between the ice machine and the deep field of vision with distant water, this one in the Bronx has a lot in common with this one in Nashville. A full third of the well-considered painting is hidden from view, but I wouldn’t anticipate the hidden area giving any more guidance for how to apprehend this image: Why the angry sandwich bearer; why the tropical theme, and so on. However, the light on the sandwich is convincing as all heck.
Bronx, NY
December 12, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Tucson, Arizona
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A burger and fries vacationing on a tropical island. The water and beach are sketchy, but the burger, especially the bun, is strangely lifelike, even shadows on each sesame seed.
San Francisco, California
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Oh say, here’s another that references a landscape, and this also includes produce. I wonder if there’s something about produce that makes one want an expansive field of vision. (Fillmore Street)
Nashville, Tennessee
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
As mentioned before, that texture of brick and cinderblock does nothing for a painting, but is that the Nashville skyline with reflection in the Cumberland River? Nice touch. The ice machine should move around the corner. I think I’ll add a category called “Landscape/Cityscape” in the hopes others arise. (photo by J. Eichman)
Benson, Arizona
January 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Cocktails are under-represented. The occasional martini glass, but wine drinkers seem to keep their imagery mechanically-derived, maybe a social class distinction. It is a fact that the wealthier a neighborhood, the fewer hand-painted food signs. Yet, more art galleries. Funny.