Gritty Rituals
Sep 05 - Sep 28 2024
- 11 days left
Gritty Rituals is an exhibition that joins three artists: Lauren Comito, John O’Connor, and Peter Schenck. Each artist brings an almost religious reverence to their imagery, but their laser focus is aimed squarely at distinctively secular iconography: the human figure, post
consumer waste, advertisements, art history and text based narratives that reflect life’s absurdity. Rich color, compositional density, repetition of personal symbols, and mix of high and low culture can all be found in their work. Monk-like in their devotion to their craft and imagery, each artist toils not for the lofty goal of a heavenly afterlife, but to embody and redirect the gritty aspects of the modern world’s physical and visual assault on ourselves.
