TIM BISKUP – FORMER STATE
2011-10-10Tim Biskup’s new collection of paintings looks strangely familiar. Maybe
it’s the unavoidable Biskup-ness of his color palate or the uncomfortable, slightly “off” expressions of his characters. Whatever it is, it is intentional. This exhibition was carefully planned out from the very beginning of it’s conception. Something that skews dramatically from Biskup’s improvisational past. It’s not like he hasn’t put a lot of thought into his shows (His last NYC show was accompanied by a 60 page book of text.).
The difference here is the level of focus. The show is almost entirely made up of large scale paintings in the artist’s polygonal style.
To add another layer of unity, the subjects are a series of small mask-like heads. These are not the carefully produced characters that make up his vast array of vinyl figures, but small, roughy hewn, crudely painted things that the artist sculpted himself.
Exhibition runs from October 14th to November 4th, 2011
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