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Canada
Painting, oil paint on Canvas
Size: 84 W x 60 H x 2 D in
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In Andrew Moncrief’s A Strange Feeling, the artist appropriates images of male wrestlers to unravel dichotomies of violence and intimacy, stoicism and submission, tolerance and taboo. Rendered in thick layers of oil paint, Moncrief’s striking figures evoke tensions between classical representations of the ideal form and contemporary understandings of the gendered body. Known for his large-scale figurative paintings, Moncrief sets the tone for his ardent imagery by using elements of baroque art such as dramatic movement, intense emotion, and ornate composition. Yet, the artist also relies on grittier techniques to bring a sense of rawness and mystery to his works. Using a subdued palette of gray, blue, and pink, Moncrief’s wide and often erratic brushstrokes heighten the antagonism between classical figuration and experimental representation. This tension is further evident in this body of work, A Strange Feeling, in which Moncrief conflates traditional notions of the male athlete and intimate expressions of identity. By mimicking wrestling moves as a point of departure, Moncrief visualizes the incongruity of sportsmanship and sexuality in his paintings. Moncrief’s representations of masculinity and affection disrupt normative discourse of gender and identity, posing questions of how the physicality of “maleness” can simultaneously enforce and fracture social regulations placed upon the body. By exploring the limitations of anachronistic ideals, Moncrief’s laden portrayals of tangled poses and aggressive movements awaken internalized ideas and attitudes about how we relate to one another as body-selves. - Becca Maksym, Curator at UMOCA
Painting:oil paint on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:84 W x 60 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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Andrew Moncrief is an emerging artist born and raised on Vancouver Island; presently based out of Montreal, Canada. Working predominately in painting and drawing, utilizing photography as the basis of his predominantly figurative oeuvre, Andrew explores themes of queer identity, masculinity and idealism with a focus on portraiture and figuration. Andrew has exhibited internationally in the US and Europe, most recently at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (UMOCA) in Salt Lake City. He has taken part in group exhibitions across Canada as well as participating in SUMMA International Art Fair in Madrid in September of 2015. He has been featured in various print publications in Canada, the US and Europe, most notably, The Advocate, French publication Feros, international design blog CityhomeCOLLECTIVE, Utah Art’s Blog 15 Bytes and is part of the private collection of Nick Cave - Chicago Illinois. Losing Face is Andrew’s fifth solo exhibition since graduating from Concordia University in 2013.
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