photo: Nicholas Calcott
WORKS FROM THE STUDIO
Miniature Ceramic Works
In a series that began at Postmasters Gallery, developed further at Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, these ceramic miniature works depict systems of belief gone awry. From a miniature scene of the suicide at Heaven’s Gate that spawned from a correspondence of those “left behind”, to Alex Jones conspiracy theories, to Comet Ping Pong’s deep web of conspiratorial speculation, these works dig in deep to decipher who we are, what we believe, and how the current crisis came to be. Featured in Galleries in NY Times, and solo show review in Art Forum.
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Congrats!! (Operations Crossroads), 2018 mixed media 9 x 10 x 10 inches (23 x 25.5 x 25.5 cm)
909 Solo Cups, 2017 mixed media dimensions variable
Child’s Dollhouse #pizzagate (What Really Happened at Comet Ping Pong), 2018 ceramics and mixed media 30 x 15 x 16 inches (76 x 38 x 40.5 cm)
Soothing Desk Fountain I (The Last Meal for the Movement of the Restoration of Ten Commandments of God), 2018 ceramics and mixed media 15 x 14 x 13.5 inche (38 x 35.5 x 34 cm)
Detail
In the Future the Past Will be Different (part 2), 2016 mixed media 5 x 28 x 28 inches (13 x 71 x 71 cm)
Bananas on sale! (Banana Massacre), 2018 mixed media 17 x 16 x 14 inches (43 x 40.5 x 35.5 cm)
How do we discuss a tragedy and a conspiracy?, 2018 Resin and acrylic paint 24 x 15 inches (61 x 38 cm)
Child’s Dollhouse #infowars (Alex Jones’ Bathroom), ceramics and mixed media Wallpaper by Ryan Brennan 8 x 7 x 7.5 inches (20.5 x 18 x 19 cm)
The Jim Bakker Show! ( Time Has Come: How to Prepare Now for Epic Events Ahead.), 2018 ceramics and mixed media 10 x 23 x 23 inches (25.5 x 58.5 x 58.5 cm)
Detail
Justice Scalia’s Room (and the conspiracy and discourse that followed), 2018 ceramics and mixed media 6.5 x 26 x 14 inches (16.5 x 66 x 35.5 cm)
Turkey Pot Pie Special Only at Marie Callender’s (The Last Supper), 2018 ceramics and mixed media 3.5 x 51.5 x 6.5 inches (9 x 131 x 16.5 cm)
Happy # CincoDeMayo!, 2016 ceramics and mixed media 5 x 11.5 x 11.5 inches (13 x 29 x 29 cm)
An idea of god, or a toothbrush
Large works available
Dada artist Tristan Tzara once said dada can be god, or toothbrush. It is with thisperfectly sensible nonsensical logic that the artists present works that are both endearing and insane, that range from a miniaturized version of Alex Jones’ bathroom to a massive euphoric ice cream chocolate fountain. Reflecting upon the past years’ daily mundanity being punctuated by insanity, the works oscillate between tragedies in belief (such as tiny replicas of cult suicides) and humorously absurd monumental objects. Below are images of large scale works, also pictured at Brooklyn Museum.
B.S.O. (Bright Shiny Object). 2020 Foam, plastic, electric pump, chocolate, oil. 12' x 5' x 5'. Brooklyn Museum.
Sin(k). 2020 Cardboard, plastic hardcoat, water pump, dirty water. 12' x 8' x 8'. Brooklyn Museum.
Installation view, Postmasters Gallery
Sin(k). 2020 Cardboard, plastic hardcoat, water pump, dirty water. 12' x 8' x 8'. Postmasters Gallery.
Tipping Point. 2020 Fabric, wood, plastic hardcoat, refrigerator, marzipan 12' x 8' x 8'. Postmasters Gallery.
Tipping Point. 2020 Fabric, wood, plastic hardcoat, refrigerator, marzipan 12' x 8' x 8'. Postmasters gallery. Back view
Miniatures, Slicing Ham
Initially created along Slicing Ham in 2020/21, these miniatures explored the events that shaped those tumultuous years, paired with the absurd thud of the knife as it sliced a piece of a classic, American dinner Ham.
American Epoch part 2 (Insurrection!) 2021. 16” x 12” x7”
Barricades, 2020. 2020. 12” x 12” x 7”
American Epoch part 3 (Insurrection). 2021 2” x 1”x 1⁄2”
What we are telling you is supported by evidence (bathroom)!!!! 2021. Ceramics, acrylic paint. 5” x 8” x 4”
American Epoch part 1 (Insurrection). 2021. 7” x 7”x 4”
over 1000 hamberders etc. 2020. 36” x 5” x 5”
Ephemera (part 2), 2020. 2021. 4”x 5”x 2”
Ham Sandw(h)ich 1
Ham Sandw(h)ich 3
American Epoch part 4 (Nancy Pelosi’s desk). 2021. 8” x 8” x7”
Ladder. 2021. 5” x 2” x 1”
Four Seasons Landscaping Company. 2021. 6” x 6” x 5”
Medal of Freedom. 2021. 13” x 3” x 1”
My Pillow Guy (Cyber Symposium). 2021. Ceramics, acrylic paint. 7” x 7” x 7”
Ephemera, 2020 6” X 3” X 2”
Needles. 2021. 6” x 6” x 2”
Lamps for your Home.
A new series in which ceramics and large works mingle, where American cultural and religious beliefs clash with violence on an unnerving stage. All are humorously poised as useful “lamps”, underscoring their seriousness.
Behold, I Teach you the Overman!
Paintings and works.
photo: Jake Naughton for NY Times, arts
Behold! I teach you the Overman!, Catron and Outlaw create new mythologies to investigate eternal systems of beliefs through a lens of skepticism and humor. The circularity of cultural gluttony, false prophets and their relation to what the society is convinced of as reality is explored via the elaborate set pieces, videos, performance and multimedia paintings. The works aim to physically and metaphorically transport the viewer to higher levels of existence; Catron and Outlaw become the masters of ceremonies, the enablers, the devil's advocates and the cicerones in a mystery journey as they elevate the audience into the air and have them float through water while being guided through societal, political, and spiritual uncertainty.
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw !!?? 2016 acrylic on canvas, w/ wig 48 x 32 inches
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, 8 Thermidor Year CCXXIV Houseplant for your house., 2016 oil and acrylic on canvas, w/ fishbowl, wigs, houseplant, grow light, 84 x 120 x 15 inches
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, Tanning bed with ambience (Luminiferous aether), 2016, acrylic and spraypaint on canvas w/ tanning bed, relaxation chair, cactus, 96 x 132 x 36 inches,
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Man/woman with tiger/pussy in non/space 2016 acrylic and spray paint on canvas, with stuffed animal 72 x 48 inches
Installation view, photo courtesy Jake Naughton NY Times
Jen Catron & Paul Outlaw Just relax (Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx) 2016 single channel HD video running time: 5:03 minutes video in edition of 5 + AP
Jen Catron & Paul Outlaw Just relax (Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx) 2016 single channel HD video running time: 5:03 minutes video in edition of 5 + AP
Installtion view: Jen Catron & Paul Outlaw Just relax (Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx) 2016 single channel HD video running time: 5:03 minutes video in edition of 5 + AP
Jen Catron & Paul Outlaw Just relax (Phlegethon, Acheron, Lethe, Cocytus, and Styx) 2016 single channel HD video running time: 5:03 minutes video in edition of 5 + AP
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Gotterdammerung four channel HD video and mixed media sculpture with chairlift 13 x 7 x 7 feet video in edition of 5 + AP (four channel or single channel option)
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Gotterdammerung four channel or single channel HD video video in edition of 5 + AP
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Gotterdammerung four channel or single channel HD video video in edition of 5 + AP
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Gotterdammerung four channel or single channel HD video video in edition of 5 + AP
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Stoup/sink for your sins/hands 2016 acrylic and spray paint on canvas, lights, sink, fountain 72 x 48 inches
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw SOSsoso 2016 oil and acrylic on canvas, w/ men’s underwear, video monitor and video 120 x 96 inches
Installation view
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Eat your worms George Washington ! 2016 acrylic and spraypaint on canvas, w/ American flag, gummy worms, wig, sock 48 x 32 inches
Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw Eat your worms George Washington ! 2016 acrylic and spraypaint on canvas, w/ American flag, gummy worms, wig, sock 48 x 32 inches
Photographs
Imeday Imeday Ollarday Icklenay. 2011
In Imeday Imeday Ollarday Icklenay, Catron and Outlaw’s bold constructions and outrageous performances resulted in the transformation of Allegra LaViola Gallery into an elaborate dinner extravaganza. Guests were seated at a crystal clear table, and served decadent courses as the table rose 10 feet into the air above lowly onlookers who watched them dine from below their feet. Live chickens hatched from eggs, an air of merriment was punctured by apocolyptic music and interludes from the performers.
Adorning the walls were meticulous reimaginings of Old World Master paintings, based off of the seven deadly sins. Dime Dime Dollar Nickle refers to the writing on the wall, a prophecy of excess and doomsday from those engaging in extravagant lifestyles.
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