Sexual Power (Viagra painting 15), 2014
Pamela Rosenkranz
From the exhibition at Karma International (2014, text by Mitchell Anderson) where this work was exhibited: Leaning against the draped walls are eleven aluminum panels covered with a fluid acrylic polymer tinted in skin tones of beige, orange, red, brown, and pink. The texture of the surfaces varies between thick coats of brutal drippings to large strokes spanning the range of the artist’s outstretched hands. In some of the paintings, the aluminum base is almost completely visible, while others are totally covered in both material and color. Strewn with wild sprays and streaks, these images are aggressive and sexy, and they reference—in form, if not in color —cum shots, blood splatters, and all-around bodily excrement. The panels are slightly larger than human proportions. Here, with the panels sitting directly on the floor, this approach has never been more effective, openly encompassing and confronting the viewer at the same time. – Aptly titled Sexual Power (Viagra painting) the works both name-check the infamous blood-flow-enhancing drug the artist took while creating them, and reaffirm the exhibition’s focus on carnal processes and bodily fluids.