Beast Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Angry Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Arizona Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Baby Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 24 x 19 in
Blackout Turtle Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 22 x 9 in.
Blue Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 22 x 9 in
Burned Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Cabinet Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Carrot Chick, 2013 neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Cat Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Chick Mosiac, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Chick With Ruff, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Disco Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Dog, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 9 x 12 in
City Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 8.5 x 11 in
Desk Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Desk With Ruff, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Flight Attendant, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Glamorous Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Hot Chick Bust, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 19 x 17 x 13 in
Jewel Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Lasagna Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 14 x 11 in
Lips Chick, 2013, neocolor crayon, graphite and sharpie on cardboard
Meteor Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 14 in
Mom Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Neighbor, 2013, neocolor crayon, graphite, oil-based solid paint marker, sharpie 11 x 14 in
Neoclassical Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Night Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Palatine Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Polar Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Queen, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 24 x 18 in
Sister Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Stripper, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Tit Nose, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Tits, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 12 x 9 in
Toddler Chick, 2013, neocolor crayon, graphite, and sharpie 11 x 14 in
Turtle Desk Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
Yankee Fan Chick, 2013, neocolor oil crayon and graphite 11 x 8.5 in
The Hole is proud to present an exhibition of new drawings by Adam Green in our Gallery 3 space. These works explore the female form in unexpected ways, using oil crayons and an assortment of pencils and pens.
Bordering on architecture or furniture design, the works are only recognizable as female as each has at least one boob; though most have way, way too many boobs. The majority of the works in the show are a mere 12 x 9 inches, but capture in their small size the irreverence and urgency that comes from a direct link between the hand and the unconscious: and as we can see in the show, Green’s unconscious has a somewhat 8-bit sensibility. The bodies are often composed of proliferating blocks, with some including too many eye blocks, too many aforementioned boob blocks, too many mouth blocks, etc. It is as though the image inventory chip to his Nintendo cartridge was functioning properly, however the programming chip that assorted, organized and placed the blocks was malfunctioning.
Symbolically, the “hot chicks” here are extremely not hot, and you can imagine from the titles why: “Angry Chick”, “Burned Chick”, “Dog”, “Blackout Turtle Chick”, etc. Various female archetypical roles are touched on as well from “Stripper Chick”, “Queen Chick”, “Mom Chick”, “Sister Chick” or perhaps most disturbingly “Toddler Chick”. The works, however, bear no malice or violence and instead have an odd sense of humour that at times runs amok: “Polar Chick” looks like a white boob igloo and “Yankee Fan Chick” some eyeballs and boobs connected by pin-striped shapes.
The works are inspired by many artists in the great tradition of messing up womens’ faces, from DeKooning to Condo, Bacon to Butzer, and the artist cites other expressionistic and often off-kilter artsits James Ensor and Paul Thek as influences. Automatic drawing and early video game image structure inform the works, too, but really this kind of mutant glitch erotica has no direct antecedent.
One wall of the exhibition in Gallery 3 will be devoted to the “And Friends” part of the exhibition, including small works on paper by Alia Shawkat, Macaulay Culkin, Bibbe Hansen, Austin English, Devendra Banhart, Dustin Yellin, Taylor McKimens, Alexa Chung, Matt Leines, Toby Goodshank, Allison Silva, Jeffrey Lewis and Jack Walls.
For more information please email Krysta@theholenyc.com
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