Brian Nash

"A Polo for Every Occasion", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

2016

I'm a child of New England in the 60's. I grew up in Boston, and spent my summers at my grandfather's house on Cape Cod and on my dad's boat on Nantucket. I have such fond memorie...

I paint my world, my pride, my children. Though ruminating and representing their lives, I paint to understand the world, and my role within it. How to raise happy, successful, team playing kids. I paint to understand what will bring happiness and what is success. We play polo because we live with horses. And it is the most fun game in the world. And they might be good at it because they live with horses. But it is also laced with wealth and privilege, and why do we also court that? I decided to decorate it in lace. To pretty up the scream. They could be playing soccer or any team sport. Girls are supposed to be pretty, to be polite, to be positive...

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