May 26, 2005

The Emerging Thrush Holmes Empire

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"you call this an empire"

If you haven't made it over to the Art MoCo site yet then you are missing out on some great stuff. Today, they pointed me in the direction of Thrush Holmes and his brilliant work. I went over to his site and found at least half a dozen images I wanted to toss up on this entry. I limited myself to three, but you should go to his site and look at the paintings yourself.

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"old man holmes, a self-portrait"

Here is a blurb from the Art MoCo write-up:

"His paintings are layers of nostalgia that bear further investigation. Thrush Holmes also goes by the names Truman Couture (to bring out the French minimalist) and Herman Weiss (for his German expressionist side), while allowing these alter-egos to join him in his empire of creation. Especially noteworthy are the titles of his (their) works and the clown ruffle motif that recurs from canvas to canvas.

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"things have really changed since we first met"

Posted by Paul Hina at May 26, 2005 10:02 AM