Brink of Disaster

Product Description

8″ x 10″, 11″ x 14″ framed, Watercolor, Gouache, Acrylic, Ink on Paper and Acetate

Artist Statement:
“I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do for the show, and I try not to force ideas into being. But I’ve been taking pictures of things that catch my eye on walks around my neighborhood, anything that tells a story. I came across this house that had been demolished and took a photo of the debris. I was painting that debris in watercolor when the Lesley Gore song “Brink of Disaster” suddenly played on shuffle. Hearing the chorus repeated, I just made an instant connection between the debris and the plight of the pandas. I kept thinking how all this rubble was headed for a landfill somewhere, and how quickly we are all facing extinction. I played with a few approaches. I did a block print first, but that didn’t have the effect I was looking for. I wanted the panda to sort of float above the wreckage. So, I did several drawings on acetate until I got the right one. To follow the theme through, I used acetate that is 100% biodegradable and put it in a frame and mat made from 100% recycled material.” – KD

Artist Biography:
Born: Between “Bringing It All Back Home” and “Highway 61 Revisited”, 1965, Redondo Beach, California

Art Education: Self-taught

Group Exhibitions:
1994 Art Bar – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
1996 Sacred Grounds – San Pedro, California
1997 Four Gallery – Long Beach, California
1999 808 Gallery – Silverlake, California
2005 Westside Underground – Santa Monica, California
2011 Very Venice Art & Design – Venice, California
2013 Gallery 3 – Reno, Nevada
2013 Exhale Unlimited Gallery – Los Angeles, California
2014 “Season of Spring” at Flower Pepper Gallery – Pasadena, Ca.
“Games” at bG Gallery – Santa Monica, Ca.

Solo Exhibitions:
1998 Art Coalition – North Hollywood, California
2000 808 Gallery – Silverlake, California
2011 Berlin by Portfolio – Long Beach, California
2012 Gallery 3 – Reno, Nevada

Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: Pandamonium from June 7th to 27th, 2014

Previous Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: The Season of Spring from March 1st to April 4th, 2014

Artist Website:
www.krossd-art.blogspot.com
Facebook: Keith Dugas (Krossd)
Twitter: @KrossD

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