~JOE BRADLEY .. ANGST ?
JOE BRADLEY – ‘LOTUS BEATERS’
MAY 17 – JUNE 29, 2013
Gavin Brown’s enterprise, NYC
the WALL OF DRAWINGS . . . in the last room.
here’s the premise:
it’s funnie to think of JOE BRADLEY and KANYE WEST, in the same breath – let alone the same sentence.
for one thing . . .
KANYE can be annoying, whereas JOE BRADLEY: never.
but both produce work, that speaks l-o-v-e, and: cries out . . . ANGST.
as for drugs, Lotus eaters and . . . beaters !!
KANYE says it best:
“my ego is my DRUG. My drug is, I’m better than all you other motherf—ers.”
WELCOME TO THE ART WORLD !!
KANYE WEST – W MAG QUOTE: HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
the last room presents a wide, yet solemn wall .. of Bradley drawings – on paper.
most are charcoal. some are crayon and charcoal, some are pastels.
they go back to Joe’s ‘figurative’ roots.
they seem as if they sprung freely – but, questioningly.
take a note: the wall of drawings is just as ‘grid’ organized as the individual compositions of the paintings.
so much for free fall.
but no doubt, the free fall is in the drawings, for sure.
and so is EGO.
if A is for – angst.
than . . . “B” is for – BRADLEY ?!!!
Lotus eater, or Beater ?
Beater . . .
BRADLEY and KANYE, now that’s . . .
a funnie . . thought.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH