From Paul Kruger to Che Guevara, Thabo Mbeki to the Taliban, designer stubble to lefty bristles, beards have always been potent containers of meaning. In his 18th solo exhibition, Pogonology, Malcolm Payne cultivates this history to present a series of bold graphic paintings premised on the aesthetics and significance of facial hair. Name dropping everyone from “Kurt” (Cobain?) to (Marquis?) “de Sade”, coupling unlikely bedfellows like “Einstein & Jesus” and “Buddha & Plato” and even evoking a few bearded ladies and “beavers”, Payne weaves a prickly web of imaginary connections and razor sharp comments.
art history process intentionality David Davies tradition conceptual absurd masculinity
Artist: Malcolm Payne
Essays by: Malcolm Payne, Virginia MacKenny, Sean O’Toole
Gallery: Blank Projects, Cape Town
Dates: 9 February 2011 – 19 March 2011
Website: http://www.malcolmpayneart.co.za/painting_1.html
Pages: 51
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