Kevin Daly

New Haven, Connecticut, USA

  • Spiral Jetty

    acrylic on canvas and mdf 168 x 91 x 91 cm 66 x 36 x 36 in 2013

  • Plumber's Crack with Kickstand

    acrylic on canvas, vinyl decal, latex 183 x 152 cm 72 x 60 in 2012

  • Trigger Happy

    acrylic on canvas 127 x 157 cm 50 x 62 in 2011

  • Sam n' Ella

    vinyl decal 127 x 157 cm 50 x 62 in 2011

  • Pickpocket Valentine

    acrylic on canvas 114 x 122 cm 45 x 48 in 2011

  • Panic Button

    acrylic on canvas 152.5 x 101.5 cm 60 x 40 in 2011

  • B.A.V.T.

    acrylic on canvas 152 x183 cm 60 x 72 in 2010

  • My Little Machine Gun

    acrylic on canvas 152 x 183 cm 60 x 72 in 2010

  • The Thing and the Stuff

    acrylic on canvas 198 x 183 cm 78 x 72 in 2010

  • Bikinis, Knives, and Bike Rentals

    acrylic on canvas 178 x 132 cm 70 x 52 in 2008

  • Mother, Jugs, and Speed

    acrylic on canvas 142 x 259 cm 56 x 102 in 2008

  • Deep Fritz

    acrylic on canvas 178 x 132 cm 70 x 52 in 2007

  • Dragster Macrobot

    acrylic on canvas 91.5 x 167.5 cm 36 x 66 in 2004

  • Evil Lotion

    acrylic on canvas 91 x 168 cm 36 x 66 in 2004

  • Aminoblaster (a slight return)

    acrylic on canvas 127 x 127 cm 50 x 50 in 2000

I am interested in the relationship between desire and necessity, the clashing of the ideal and the actual. My work consists of paintings that use the whimsical vernacular of pop culture within the context of the Modernist tradition of geometric abstraction. The stripe/check patterns and colors function formally, but are also socially ubiquitous. The process is precise and methodical, but the compositions seem awkward and unresolved; elements are slightly misaligned or don’t fit. The images extend beyond the frame, creating ambiguity in their function of depicting and affecting space. The paintings are ironic in a sense, but they are not cynical. They are a celebration of the human within the rational.

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aminoblaster@live.com

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