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.

Exhibitions
Downtown Painting, Peter Freeman Inc., curated by Alex Katz, 2019
The Celebration of Painting, Sophis Gallery, Seoul; curated by Christina Kang, 2019
Oil Slicks, David Castillo, Miami, 2018
Grafik, Harper's Books, East Hampton, NY; curated by Ryan McGinness, 2018
Focus III: I’ll see it when I believe it, Works in the private collection of Jack and Rebecca Drake, Abroms Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, University of Alabama, Birmingham, 2018

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