Spotlight Artist

Gabe Langholtz

West
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Harry Situation

Person with brown hair chained and confined inside a gray metal box

acrylic and grease pencil on canvas

Golden Hour

Brown desk with yellow notepad, pencil, can, ashtray, lemon, and can opener.

acrylic on canvas

Deady Bear

Teddy bear head and body on table with drug paraphernalia and rolling paper.

acrylic on canvas

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Artist Statement

 My work, although primarily representational, is indebted to American color field painting, focusing on color relations, pattern making, form, and line, with little concern for depth and proportion. In the tradition of folk art, I routinely employ mundane cultural objects and/or activities to establish a contemporary narrative, oftentimes drawing on humor, parody, and pastiche as tools for social commentary.

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