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Roq la Rue Gallery Presents Matthew Pasquarello and Chris Thompson Opening Friday May 11th 6-9pm With music by DJ Vodka Twist Free to public Show runs through June 2nd Click artist's images for online galleries |
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Roq la Rue is pleased to present the work of two new forces in the contemporary/Pop Surrealism movement. Both blend a an aura of childhood nostalgia blended with humor as well as poignancy. |
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Chris Thompson is a Seattle artist who uses a steady hand an a generous dose of humor in his work. His canvases depict scenes ripped straight from a kid’s waking dreams, such as model jets dropping candy bombs, bath tub toy scuba men coming to life and menacing bathroom visitors, and bats that camouflage themselves to match candy canes. Chris first gained prominence with his paintings that placed pre-school toy “people” in dark domestic situations, which were used on a Sunny Day Real Estate album cover. Since then he’s laid low, working as a tattooist, but is ready to emerge with a new series of his darkly whimsical paintings. |
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Florida painter Matthew Pasquarello also references a surrealistic fantasy world, however his canvases seem a little more subdued and infused with slight melancholy. Technically highly adept, he uses his skills to create a dreamland populated by quiet children and animals. From the more overtly pop work such as a bunny with a Rubik’s Cube, or the more dreamlike portrait of a young girl with her vampire giraffe pet, his work always retains a poetic atmosphere. |
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