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Jon Pylypchuk: You are all too close to dropping off now

“Abandoned in acute emotional states - overindulgence, bodily purging, and elation - Pylypchuk’s cast of characters probe misfortune in search of a cathartic resolution… Pylypchuk’s performers transcend the personal to embody universal feelings of anxiety, doubt, pain, love and desire, all the while trumping sarcasm. When contrasted with touching themes of endearment, shame and joy, his crude material sensibility eludes an ironic or hokey reading. Akin to composing a heartfelt song, Pylypchuk has the unique ability to visually, and with few words, convey that which seems too difficult or awkward for articulation.” Ana Vejzovic Sharp, Associate Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, USA, 2006.

For his second solo show at Alison Jacques Gallery, Los Angeles based artist Jon Pylypchuk will present a series of new large-scale sculptures, paintings and drawings.

Using his signature crude materials (glue, fabric fragments and wood scraps), Pylypchuk populates the gallery with a menagerie of dysfunctional furry creatures composed in various tableaux. Although often engaged in scenes of despair these anthropomorphized animals never descend into melancholia, but retain a wry humour that affirms life.

In a new sculpture, a human-sized elephant sits slumped in a chair in a pose that can only be described as comically mundane. A further sculpture titled If you get this I’ll suck your dick for an hour consists of a duo of golfing cats, complete with miniature golf bag and clubs, and expresses the sarcastic sentiments of one feline to another. Pylypchuk’s seemingly makeshift beasts, fashioned out of scruffy tufts of fur, are actually affectionately constructed. Lovingly adorned with textual accoutrements such as ties, shirt cuffs and socks, they seem to display human-like characteristics and personas. Read the entire article here
Source: alisonjacquesgallery.com