EXHIBITS
Tom Sanford's “Mr. Hangover”
ANIMAL first profiled artist Tom Sanford in our "Instincts" issue. The artist who once transformed himself into "Tompac," a real life caricature of slain rapper Tupac—even losing weight, getting tattooed and pierced to look more like him—has continually evolved with his highly elaborate paintings. This past Friday he showcased a whole new set of work at Leo Koenig gallery. The exhibit, titled "Mr. Hangover," features hand painted posters depicting pop cultural obsessions like: disposable items, celebrities, athletes, cult leaders, and expensively hyped art objects. Sanford describes his inspiration for the show with his own Tila Tequila's slightly disheveled words:
"I like people who are really fucked up. …I am very high strung and suffer from multiple personalities. Jane. She's crazy and she always wants to kill me. Tila. …Poor Girl. … She deserves a break. I do a lot of things that are self-destructive. …I've always been a nerdy geek trapped inside a umm… woman's body. Yea. …That's me. People love me for some reason. I don't know why. …I do but I just say I don't know why just to be modest." - Tila Tequila, star of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, in a post on her MySpace page.
Below is sampling of his work from the show that includes drug paraphernalia, the drug addicted and pretty much everything else in between.
“Mr. Hangover” runs through June 14th.
by ANIMAL on May 12, 2008
Comments (1)
The quote is actually Tila, not me. I only wish that I could be so poetic.
Posted by Tom Sanford | May 12, 2008 4:03 PM