A solo exhibition by Justin Prough
Artist talk/Reception
October 10, 2020 From 3 to 5pm PST
with guest speaker Karen M Gutfreund, curator of “Not Normal: Art in the age of Trump”
Zoom bit.ly/wwoa-jp Password: 744586
“Why does the President hate people like me? You know, people from Africa.”
My daughter Jordan, age 9. Car ride from soccer practice, winter 2018
Fielding difficult questions is common in our household, but ones squarely in response to rhetoric and behavior of a President? — heartbreaking, disgusting, alarming. How do I reassure her and those besieged because of their differences? How best do I defiantly scream, “No, this isn’t ok, this isn’t just, this isn’t patriotic!”
Through the Whitewashing of America assemblage series, I strive to organize my thoughts, and respond with an unapologetic rejection of the demagogue who seeks to divide our nation. White-washed wood, household-objects, structured design, perspective and shadows, are used to beckon the viewer to discover the symbolism and layered meanings — realizing that first impressions are, perhaps, deceptive.– Justin Prough
On view by appointment
DUMP TRUMP
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: wood, metal, glue, action figure, toy truck.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
F-IT! I’M PLAYIN’ THROUGH
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: metal, glue, golf clubs.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
KICK ‘IM OUT!
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: metal, glue, dolls.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
A NATION DIVIDED.
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: metal, glue, defunct video game figurines.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
SOCIAL REVULSION.
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: metal, glue, wood, tools, barb-wire.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
The State of Trump
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: wood, metal, glue, exhaust tail pipes, barb-wire.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
ENABLE & PROTECT
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: metal, glue, wood, exhaust pipes, steel wool, mannequin head, gasmask, toy truck tires, toy globe, barb-wire.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
FULL OF SHIT
Acrylic on whitewashed wood, assemblage: metal, glue, wood, toilet paper dispenser, Sweetgum tree “ankle-turning” fruit.
47.5″ x 47.5″
$4000
About Justin
A product of California, Justin Prough’s work reflects the struggle between sunny days, good waves and the political unrest of our times. He strives to tell visual stories forged from contrasting ideas, materials and processes. Prough finds joy working in both the digital and analog realm and instinctively melds hand and digital painting, wood veneers, photography, toys, seashore debris and domestic objects into serene, bold and layered prints, sculptures and assemblages.
Shaping his work is an award-winning background in advertising, where storytelling is paramount. Prough feels that each of his pieces must tell its own story, while also furthering the conceptual goals of the series to which, it belongs.
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