Strange Attraction 1 2014 at the Darien Lake

2014 at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in Darien

"The point of mythology is to point to the horizon and point back to ourselves: This is who we are

What I hoped to achieve with the vibrant skin and background patterning is an underlying feeling of seething

When I really delved into the process and what was needed to make it work I began to realize that much of my art would translate really well to this particular medium

24 x 35 – 6 color silkscreen – S/N edition of 150 (variant with blue inks to 50) - I approached Mondo about doing a print for The Fountain about a year ago but the timing wasn't right and my idea was just too big in retrospect

Strange Attraction 1 2014 at the Darien LakeI created this originally for a Las Vegas Weekly cover with the idea that I would also put out a print later on. The brief for this was wide open and the cover corresponded with the "Life is Beautiful" music festival happening in downtown Vegas. Beauty varies from person to person but for me that month my inspiration was drawn from The Cure and their music. I had just seen them live for the first time at Austin City Limits and Robert Smith's words