Joyce Pensato, I KILLED Kenny, Artist Interview
Joyce Pensato has an exhibition I KILLED KENNY Santa Monica Museum of Art. Artists working with comic imagery always intrigue me so I was happy to see Phong Bui published his interview with Pensato in the Brooklyn Rail. Pensato discusses her interest in Batman vs. Spiderman, her time at NY Studio School and her struggles with color.
Phong Bui asked if she was drawing and painting at the same time...
Pensato responded:
Phong Bui asked if she was drawing and painting at the same time...
Pensato responded:
Not really. I started out drawing first with charcoal, because charcoal was the number one thing at the Studio School. Then when I tried painting with color I would just lose all the graphic elements. I couldn’t get the same clarity of forms in space as I could with my drawing. It took me until 1990 to realize the color was not working for me. I remember asking Christopher what paint he was using, and he said 1Shot enamel paint. It was a paint I didn’t know anything about, so I thought I couldn’t screw it up. more
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Joyce Pensato, IKILLED KENNY, Santa Monica Museum of Art |
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Juice Man 2009 Enamel and metallic paint on linen 90 x 72 inches |
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Moto Mouth 2009 Enamel on linen 90 x 72 inches |
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Waldo (part of set of 5) 2008 Enamel on linen 48 x 40 inches |
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