Good Good Boy
Good Good Boy's work is multidisciplinary and inspired by the internet, pop culture, relationships, social absurdity, self-deprecating humor, pubescent doodles and markings on public space walls. However one is 'meant' to create art, Good Good Boy has no idea how. They smear thick layers of oil paint into memes and crying dogs, scratch emojis into canvas, and learn about color mixing through Google images and Youtube. Whilst Good Good Boy is an expression of introverted thoughts, the style of their work can probably be best described by a troll in their Instagram DMs "someone who is bored but has decided to paint"
Artist statement: My work explores the intersection of pop culture, social media and socio-politics in a way that doesn't claim to be overtly political but rather through my own personal lens and experiences. I'm interested in using absurdity to explore themes that are sensitive to me, drawing a lot on nostalgia, especially adolescence when I was coming to terms with gender, sexuality and PTSD - looking at the influence of pop culture around me at the time and still today.
The subject matter I paint is a commentary on contemporary social class at large but also what was unattainable, fantasy or 'other worldly' to me growing up - fast cars, fussy dogs, fancy ornaments and high heels - even the medium of oil paint which I choose to create with today. I like to challenge the exclusivity and elitism of traditional art-making practices...choosing to smear thick, excessive layers of oil paint and scratching intimate and sometimes crude markings into my canvas.
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