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Ben Weiner
Viagra Flowers (Purple Orange Pink) Painting Ink on Chromatography Paper, 2020

2020

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Viagra Flowers (Purple Orange Pink), 2020 Additional information: Medium: Ink on chromatography paper soaked in Viagra solution Dimensions: 40 × 32 in (101.6 × 81.3 cm) By photographing paint and luxurious ephemera at close range, then using the resulting image as his subject, Ben Weiner creates works that pose a confusion of object, subject and medium. Weiner's paintings harness the idolatrous fetishistic desire of consumer culture, the fashion industry, and the art world. Thus, his paintings self-critically describe the duality of their own identity as both transcendent creation and commercial item. Likewise, all of the themes and references in the paintings reinforce their status as consumer/art objects. Roland Bathes' application of Freud's concept of "the uncanny" to landscape photography is the pertinent reference. Weiner (b. 1980, Burlington, VT) received his BA from Wesleyan University (CT). He also studied under Mexican muralist José Lazcarro at Universidad de las Americas (Mexico) and has worked closely with artists Jeff Koons, Kim Sooja and Amy Yoes as an assistant. He has exhibited his work widely across the United States and in Mexico with solo shows in Los Angeles, New York and Puebla, and group exhibitions in Chicago, New York, Miami, New Haven, Ridgefield, Los Angeles and Riverside. His paintings can be found in the Sammlung/Collection (Germany), the Progressive Collection (OH), and the Frederick R. Weisman Foundation Collection (CA). The artist lives and works in New York City.
  • Creator:
    Ben Weiner (1980, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2020
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40 in (101.6 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Orange, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2793215531382

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