This gallery includes both available and sold works. You can purchase available works here. If you see something you like that's no longer available, contact me. The comic book series will soon be available in archival limited edition prints in various sizes as well as other merchandise.
In 1952, US comic book circulation exceeded one billion. While many were just good fun, the crime, mystery, horror and romance categories contained depictions of violence and misogyny that exerted extraordinary influence over American society. Congress, alarmed by a dramatic rise in juvenile delinquency, determined that comic books could be to blame. In 1954, publishers chose to act before Congress could and formed the Comics Magazine Association of America. From that point forward comics deemed “safe” would be marked with the stamp of the Comics Code Authority. The racy, offensive comics that predated the crackdown languished, their copyright renewal dates ignored, finally relegating them to the public domain.
“Pulp Fission: Classic Comics Reconstructed“ excavates the treasures hidden in these pre-code comics. Over the course of several months, thousands of panels, titles and narrative paragraphs were clipped, sorted and arranged into categories, then utilized to generate new storylines and associations. The patterns of misogyny, violence, sexuality and terror re-emerged unobscured by the false moralizing written into the originals.
The pieces in this series were assembled by hand using techniques such as photo transfer, collage and resin coating.
"Something For the Ladies"
9' x 12"
Comprised from 13 separate comic book panels, narratives, this piece tells a story of a young woman enjoying some "me time."
This is an ongoing series of works featuring vintage appliance parts. A more detailed explanation of this work can be found here.
No Smoking #147
26 3/4” x 39” x 4”
In the 20th century American women were beginning to take on the European habit of smoking and society wasn't ready for it. A PR campaign by Lucky Strike was noted as the moment of women's empancipation and over the coming decades women were dissuaded through ridicule to quit the habit.