#44 Kingitus sünnipäevaks

Nii. See on ju ometi blogi teadjate enda elust ning asjadest mis meile ei meeldi või hoopis väga meeldivad. Ja siis ma lihtsalt pean postitama siia lingi Kanada üsna edukast kunstnikust Kevin Cyr'st, kes joonistab, meisterdab ja maalib enda nüüdse kodukoha New Yorki, Brooklyni töölisklassi kultuuri möödavaatamatust osast: masinatest, täpsemalt siis väikestest furgoonbussidest, ameerika mõõtu pirukatest. Vännid, jäätiseautod ja eksperimentaal travel-kit transporditavad öömajad ostukärude ja rataste otsas.

www.kevincyr.net

In a culture in which people are easily lured by the appeal of status-enhancing symbols, I find beauty in derelict cars and unkempt landscapes. I have always been interested in painting vehicles and scenes that have defined the evolution of the American landscape.

I commemorate commercial vehicles inundated with graffiti and rust, working vehicles, and well-traveled recreational vehicles. I find that there is so much character in old delivery trucks and vans — especially when covered with graffiti — and in the old RVs parked off a main road. Removing them from their everyday context gives them portrait-like importance. I paint with devoted attention to every imperfection and sign of age.

Painting and drawing these objects gives me a chance to document a time and place, and to make still a part of the ever-changing environment.