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Terry Rodger's work. Please note that these images requires parental guidance as some children and some adults might find amusing and start jazzing up their desktops and laptops which may cause broken computers which smells nasty and looks ugly.
In my point of view, the message that the artist is trying to send us is that the people who are Livin La Vida Loca (Livin glamorously like someone Loco), are not always happy. As you see the paintings, at first you would maybe realise that this is what it is like in the glam life when youre celebrity mate's are all horny and dont have anything to do. Then, secondly I imagined that i would be grateful being surrounded by all these beautiful people with beautiful dresses which looks even more beautiful undressed. But then again, WATCH their faces. This is what Terry Rodgers might have capture correctly and all of this can be based on his own experience. In my opinion, their faces are defined and resembles arrogance, lust, boredom, hatred,.. pretty much all the words you can think of relating to a huge amount of 'want'. There are no naturally shining faces with big grins and smiles laughing their ass off just for the joy of having a beer and being together. Ultimately, it looks the opposite and that it is probably worth £5million more expensive... Basically, the typical Rock 'n Roll lifestyle on a canvas..
- Here's the artist's thoughts about his work:
"I am looking closely at who we are, the density of influences upon us, the mistakes we make, and the recognitions that occur in trying to navigate a universe with no sign posts.My paintings look at what we often don't want to see, literally and metaphorically."
"What drives so much of what we do is desire—desire of all forms. Sexual, emotional, spiritual, for personal connection. And desire is so easily transformed, sublimated, or warped. The bait of excitement and desire is juxtaposed against the depiction of the boredom that seems so present in our time."
"The marvelous beauty and the temptation are always there, yet all of that does nothing but beg the bigger questions.."
"We live in a swirl of delicate gestures, driving desires, fantasy, economic complexity and interdependence, isolation and hope"
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