By Amy Zurcher
This mixed media piece definitely evokes a sense of grittiness and the waxy encaustic finish brings to mind the outside touch of deeply glossed eggplant. The dark colors, primitive man and bones emerging from the ground suggest a gripping story as all good art, worthy to be looked upon, often should. I adore that the artist, SCAD alumnus Marcus Kenney, counterbalances this somewhat eerie scene with a sweetness that I find recurring in his work by employing paper doilies, lined school paper, solitary blue bird and one, almost unexpected, happy little tree. I could spend hours wondering what he is climbing to or away from. It is this sensational ability to make me ponder that makes me truly dig this piece.
- Artist: Marcus Kenney (Untitled)
- Medium: Mixed Media
- ($1,150) Available at shopSCAD
