{"product_id":"randy-simmons-momma-loves-bein-mean-to-me-2023","title":"RANDY SIMMONS  Momma, Love's Bein' Mean To Me, 2023","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW236855559 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW216707332 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW101651126 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW107700902 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eRANDY SIMMONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 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SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eThe image comes from a 1969 Easter photo my dad took of us: my brother,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003esister\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand my mom. I was three and I remember the photo being taken, how bright the sun was even in the morning which is why my hands are cupped over my eyes like binoculars.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eI’ve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecently relied on circles\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eas being\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea continual part of my imagery, conceptually and compositionally. I wanted to make a drawing that broke down into circles much like a half-tone photo in a newspaper or magazine. The style is inspired by Impressionism and a window privacy decal I put on my bathroom window that breaks images from the outside into ovals. I also was inspired by Chuck Close’s later works where he painted grids and circles with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003ea very similar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eaffect\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eI have with this.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eAfter watching some tutorials on how to mimic this process in photoshop, I was able to translate the Easter photo into this style. My original idea was to have my brother and myself together with him floating above\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand I\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eappeared to be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elooking for him. Only his lower legs and feet would have been seen as he hovers out of the image. But after giving this composition considerable thought, I cropped the photo to just\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand I was thinking about how my drawings are so highly detailed that you need to get close to these pieces.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eWith this drawing, you really\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003ehave to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eget away from it in order to see the full image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMuch like how my life has been. I am pushing the viewer away. My young self is looking and searching past the viewer, who is forced to distance themselves from the drawing.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eThere’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomething haunting about this image. No matter where you stand, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003echild\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eimage will continue to look over your shoulder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eWhen I was a kid and my parents\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eweren’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earound,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003eI’d\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecall my grandmother across the road when my brother was mean to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW229381378 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eALL ARTWORK CURRENTLY ON EXHIBIT IN THE SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF EXHIBITION WILL STAY ON DISPLAY AFTER PURCHASE UNTIL NOVEMBER 28TH 2026. 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