The Oil Slicks are a meditation on the American dream versus the flawed mythos of happiness, optimism and nostalgia. As the second iteration of the Jeans series, Oil Slicks juxtapose the tactile and synthetic—brightly hued canvases are framed with collaged fragments of denim jeans, resulting in a psychedelic clash of marks and splatters that hearkens back to velvet paintings of the 1960s.
Installation view, David Castillo Gallery, 2018 American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 10), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 81 1/2 x 81 1/2 inches American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 11/Rainbows), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 81 1/2 x 81 1/2 inches American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 2), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 60 x 48 inches American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 15), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 1), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 60 x 48 inches Installation view, David Castillo Gallery, 2018 American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 3), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 60 x 48 inches American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 14), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches American Bleach Effect (RV), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches (detail) American Bleach Effect (RV), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 12), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches American Bleach Effect (Lukoil), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches American Bleach Effect (Oil Slick 17), 2018, acrylic on canvas, upcycled denim and wood artist's frame, 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches