church ceilings 2002-2009
About the Church Ceiling Paintings
A Baroque painting on a cathedral ceiling and a pornographic image in a slick magazine both transport the viewer to a desired state of ecstasy, whether spiritual or sexual. The church ceiling series is paintings based on reproductions of painted cathedral ceilings. I reproduce the faux architecture and replace the figures with couples lifted from porn magazines, figures from popular culture, and personal narrative.
Rescue
Oil on canvas
60" x 60"
2007
Evensong
Oil on canvas
60" x 60"
2005
Easter
Oil on canvas
60" x 60"
2005
Heavenly Hostess
Acrylic on canvas
36" x 30"
2003
Yellow Heaven
Acrylic on canvas
36" x 30"
2005
All God's Children Got Bling
Acrylic on canvas
36" x 30"
2007
Assumption of the Virgin
Oil on canvas
36" x 36"
2002
Hollywood
Oil on canvas
48" x 36"
2003
Il Gesù
Oil on canvas
48" x 36"
2003
Redhead Ascending
Oil on canvas
36" x 30"
2004
Sirens
Oil on canvas
36" x 36"
2002
Gloryhole
Oil on canvas
60" x 60"
2002
Infernal Paradise
Oil on canvas
96" x 144"
2007
Assumption of my Grandmother
Oil on canvas
36" x 24"
2003
"Are you mad at me?"
Oil on canvas
72" x 60"
2002
Paradiso II
Oil on canvas
70" x 64"
2004
Paradiso
Oil on canvas
66" x 66"
2003
Just Violence and God
Mixed media on paper
52" x 48"
2009
Kindling
Graphite on paper
40" x 60"
2007