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nextartspaceartist: Buck, 2011 (oil on panel, 28” x 24”) “The Victorian/Edwardian eras have always captured my attention. For years I’ve collected vintage photographs of men of the period. These men for me represent a masculine ideal, if largely a constructed one. Their bearded faces and distinguished attire are spectacular, while their stiff poses and serious expressions belie a certain vulnerability. My recent decision to translate these small colorless photographs into monumental, expressionist portraits is an attempt to ruminate on these contradictions. I also want to draw parallels between the rituals of initiation found in western culture and those practiced in tribal cultures by painting these gentlemen with colors inspired by Bird-of-Paradise and the extravagantly decorated Huli Wigmen of Papua New Guinea.” -Aaron Smith. Learn more about the artist here. TO GET THIS ARTIST TO THE NEXT ROUND, LIKE OR REBLOG THIS POST! (Pass the word onto all of your friends by tweeting the link and #NEXTArtspaceArtist.)
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