A is for Awesome, Amy + anima mundi

Cow Birch with Birds (detail) by Amy Ross

Most people think of the jb as a photography gallery, but I say: Why limit myself? I don’t show other media all that often, but that’s likely to change over time, especially if I keep meeting people like Amy Ross who makes work that’s right up my alley and is an amazing hilarious and excellent person to boot.

Sheep Magnolia (detail) by Amy Ross

At first glance Amy’s work seems oh so pretty - lovely delicate brushwork, the soft colors of Spring time. Ahh. But wait: the trees have hooves and that knot halfway up one of them is a dewy unblinking bovine eye. Those nearly translucent magnolia buds are actually lambs. That she is a wolf. Amy’s taken genetic commingling to fantastical heights, but her permutations don’t seem all that outre when you consider that there are rice crops engineered to contain human genes in the offing.

Cow Birch with Barred Owls (detail) by Amy Ross

Amy’s exhibition of paintings, anima mundi, opens at jen bekman on Friday April 27th. If original paintings are not in your current budget, check out the always excellent and ridiculously affordable Tiny Showcase - their edition this week is an Amy Ross diptych. Their editions sell out in minutes, literally, so if you want one you’ll need to be on the ball @ 7.30 sharp this evening.

For more about Amy’s exhibition:
Read the press release.
View images.
Read Amy’s bio.
If you’re interested in purchasing work by Amy, send an email to sales AT jenbekman DOT com.