John Stango
acrylic and slick screen on canvas
36 x 32 inches
Signed lower right and on verso
#006173

A pop piece depicting double James Dean juxtaposed with Chanel Paris, and is adorned with pops of basic colors in red, yellow, and blue in the shape of arrows, sun, pop lines, and spray paint. With impasto painting and quick brushwork, we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to engage his viewer with contrasting highlights and shadows. Done with Silkscreen in the artist's studio with acrylic paint. This piece is signed by the artist lower right and on verso, it comes ready to be displayed with gallery wrap canvas and hanging wire on verso. Forming a unique combination of both silk-screening and hand painting, John creates pieces that are all at once nostalgic and modern. He is defined by intense brush strokes, painting with his body using explosions of color, aggressive textures, jarring contrasts and intense highlights. His subjects usually consist of iconic bombshell women, designer logos, sports heroes, stewardesses, Americana images, all while competing with and complementing one another, yielding exceptional compositions we are instantly drawn to. Batman, Elvis, Audrey Hepburn, Lucky Strike, Mickey Mouse, and Heineken all find themselves reborn in John’s paintings time and time again, all while using an element of surprise.