Plus Gallery just received the latest large-scale drawing by
legendary artist Bill Amundson, a visually rich masterpiece that
certainly speaks to this year's election and more broadly to current
times. "In the Valley of the Job Creators" is one of Bills
most elaborate and time consuming works to date, one that has
engrossed his attention for the better part of this year. Bill
describes it as "a large, apocalyptic humorous fantasy picture"
that riffs on both the old war comic "Star Spangled War Stories"
and the right-wing's catchphrase for rich folks. Like his previous
tower drawings, everything builds from the ground up into a complex
machine that weaves Bill's penchant for depicting grotesque figures
(this time a handful of portraits straight from the Sexy Executives
website....for real!), soul-less slogans and a dense labyrinth of
modern development, complete with a variety of outlandish ghouls
attacking those who make it to the top. According to Bill, "The
words, or "text" as they call them in the art business, are
taken from a wide variety of sources, including talk radio, Fox News
and numerous motivational business and personal self help tomes.
I'm not sure they add up to a lot." We sure think
they do, few artists have taken such a direct approach to the
"Hard Times" that have plagued our nation since the economic
collapse in 2008, and even fewer have done so with such precise skill,
wit and visual pleasure.
Bill Amundson - "In the Valley of the Job
Creators"
Undecided voters might want to get a load of this before next
week's election, and everyone else should stop by to view in advance
of Bill's visit to Denver at the end of November, when he travels from
his swing-state of Wisconsin back to his previous home and swing-state
of Colorado for what is certain to be one of the most rousing and
uproarious Logan Lectures ever on November 28th, and to celebrate 60
years of life on the planet. We all know it just wouldn't be the
same without Bill's outstanding talent and candor!
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