Lance Taylor

My work explores pop culture and social issues within the vast arena of pop art. These creative endeavors nearly always incorporate a dose of appropriation. Some of my work is quite graphic and singularly focused in nature. Other works tend toward collage, combining any number of images into a single painting. Utilizing images from my digital library, I incorporate symbolism, portraiture, photographs, graphics, video stills, and/or text into my work. Although some images may be familiar, I want to present the viewer with a new or unexpected context. A context that provokes thought or invokes humor.

I work primarily in acrylic on canvas, incorporating an acrylic polymer image transfer technique. This technique allows me to manipulate images digitally, print them on a laser printer, and then adhere the ink from the printout onto the canvas. What intrigues and engages me about this technique are the endless opportunities presented, whether during the digital manipulation or after the image has been applied to the canvas.

The images I utilize are part of the vast digitalized library I have accumulated over the years. This includes my photographs, pages from magazines and newspapers, and images from the web. My library also contains ...

The Burnley School of Professional Art - Seattle, WA
Associate of Applied Arts degree in Visual Communications

My works are exhibited in homes across North America.