I hate to do this to you but there is a current car commercial treading in so much ridiculousness you have to see it.
“A woman has a surprise for this man. For his birthday, she got him a painting easel. She decorates a wall with his paintings. Luckily, their Subaru takes him places he’s always wanted to go.”
The official tagline for the spot is “Confidence In Motion”. I immediately thought of a piece Nicole Eisenman made a long time ago containing as many images as possible depicting the concept of an artist in woman’s fashion magazines.
(I think that was from her exhibit at Jack Tilton).
Speaking of Eisenman, I was incredibly bummed to find I am missing her exhibit Matrix 248 that is currently up at Berkeley Art Museum by just a few days. Her Tea Party painting and the story behind it is pure Eisenman.
Back to my original thought, curious what prompted the Subaru spot? The paintings kind of remind me of Dana Schutz.