Artist Spotlight - Gary Aagaard
Biography
I've been on hiatus for four years due to my wife's battle with Alzheimer's. Considering the mind-numbing state of U.S. politics, I've decided to hit the easel again. As Michael Corleone exclaimed in The Godfather, 'Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!' Once again, it's time to slight the power.”
Ma Nature Revisited, 2018, Oil on canvas, 77 x 56 cm
Artist Statement
As a traditional, non-digital painter (just oil on canvas), I’ve been commissioned by many publications from The New York Times to The Village Voice. Since 2001, I’ve concentrated on gallery work with an editorial, satirical slant..... essentially larger oil paintings with conceptual content reminiscent of my illustration years.
The Lone Danger, 2021, Oil on canvas, 41 x 31 cm
Lampooning politicians, pundits or spiritual leaders who specialize in alternative facts, manufactured outrage, false equivalents, convoluted conspiracy theories and tunnel-visioned tribalism (whew) is my form of protest and provides a satisfying outlet.
Blinded by Delight Redux, 2018, Oil on canvas, 76 x 51 cm
These themes are prevalent in many of my paintings although are often explored using satire & humor as opposed to a sledge hammer. Socio-political commentary….. shaken, not stirred.
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FOX Muse, 2019, Oil on canvas, 46 x 61 cm
Giant On Holiday, 2005, Oil on canvas, 122 x 92 cm
Half-Cocked & Loaded, 2021, Oil on canvas, 51 x 25 cm
C'est Tucson (after Magritte), 2011, Oil on canvas, 66 x 56 cm
The Dulling, 2013, Oil on canvas, 61 x 51 cm
White Lie, 2016, Oil on canvas, 51 x 41 cm
Nobody Builds Walls Better Than Me, 2016, Oil on canvas, 76 x 38 cm
Sambuca & Cigarettes (after Degas), 2019, Oil on canvas, 61 x 51 cm
Spin Cycle, 2014, Oil on canvas, 61 x 46 cm
Being Jare (w/apologies to Chauncey Gardiner), 2018, Oil on canvas, 51 x 41 cm
Alien Art: The 2nd Wave, 2016, Oil on canvas, 91 x 46 cm
Swamp Shell Game, 2019, Oil on canvas, 51 x 25 cm
