Michael John

The artwork of Michael John is marked by a sharp commentary on the state of the 'American Dream,' and its impending erosion amidst the cacophony of popular culture. His stark deconstructed forms, rendered in a style that is both rich and visually arresting, focus on taking fluid social concepts and literally stitching them down to the fabric of culture...as if to pause them in time. His work is a psychic trip through the funhouse that is the American psyche, exploring the signs and signifiers that both structure and befuddle the Western way of life. His canvas is Our Collective Dream, Our Collective Illusion, Our America. Each piece is a raw unabashed appropriation of cultural imagery: A visual mashup of competing elements that inform, disinform and subvert our thinking. Extracting beauty from distortion and form from the static, Michael explores traditional precepts of clarity and honesty amidst the zeitgeist.

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