Another of my new series, with the lovely @galours and @ihaveawhitepussy as models. Original photo is by @dwam. Charcoal on paper, 11”x14”.
A quick Moleskine drawing about intimacy. I’m hoping to do a series of paintings like this, depicting lovely moments between 2 people.
First layer of oils. Keeping it rough.
Don’t we all just love… um… painting?! I know I do. (Oil on wood)
Morning face. Did a self-portrait and its messing with my brain! Now I know how my subjects feel when they see their portraits. Ha ha!
Next little drawing in progress, still needs some fantastical touches.
“Den of Foxes” (oil on wood, 24”x18”), my painting for the Bad Dads show at Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco. Now that the show is open I can show you the finished painting! Bad Dads is a Wes Anderson tribute show where artists are to depict/re-interpret their favorite characters or scenes from any of his movies.
I was really excited to be asked to participate in this. I love Wes Anderson’s movies and not only did I get to re-watch all of them, but I got to dig around and research what went into them. His movies are loaded with symbolism and personal touches. Working with such rich worlds was fun and also challenging, because I wanted to get it right while at the same time making it my own.
The setting of Den of Foxes is taken from a scene in Hotel Chevalier with the addition of Mr. Fox from Fantastic Mr. Fox. It happened because, once I had chosen the scene from Hotel Chevalier, I felt like I was objectifying the nude Natalie Portman - what was my purpose for painting her this way aside from purely aesthetic reasons? So, in turn, I set out to objectify Jason Schwartzman. He became an animal in a suite, which led to him becoming Mr. Fox. From there I was able to layer the stories and make a painting that can be taken lightly, or seriously in the sexual dynamic that it explores.
It is currently for sale through Spoke Art (spokeartgallery@gmail.com) and is on view until Nov 24/12. Feel free to contact them or myself (mandytsung@gmail.com) with inquiries and questions.
Newest tiny drawing is finished! She’s called “Mendacia”, graphite on Arches, 5”x7”. Again, I will be submitting these drawings to Nucleus Gallery’s PIN online charity show. Email me at mandytsung@gmail.com to be put on a notify list when the original and/or prints go up for sale. Thanks for all the wonderful feedback on these pieces! I’m having so much fun with them.
Almost done, I think. (Taken with instagram)
I am still walking in East Hasting with the junkies. They are haunting me. Their hopelessness lingers with me like the rancid smell of these piss-drenched alleyways. This is a graveyard where our frail bodies are our coffins.
I wish that my artwork could inspire you to love yourself. I wish that you could see that every beautiful piece that I make is about you. When you tell me how special it is, I want you to know that you are really talking about yourself.
