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Deconstructionism at FLAT425
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Deconstructionism at FLAT425 features heavily textured contemporary pieces created out of Chad Muska's household and artistic relics. After having repeatedly blasted the same words and images on the streets for years, the two-dimensional aspect of graffiti art was not stimulating Muska anymore. "No matter how many layers of spray paint you put on a brick wall, it’s always going to be flat." Out of boredom, the artist soon began to experiment with resin-heavy textures, manipulating and distorting imagery to make room for more intense abstractionist and expressionist gestures.
The resulting artworks incorporate traditional materials with cement, silkscreen cutouts, broken mirror, plastic, pvc, jewelry and five years worth of shredded bills and various communication bits dumped on canvas and soaked in resin. “Decode the message,” Muska challenges. The exhibition consists of 18 mixed media pieces, varying in size from 36 x 48” to 48 x 96,” as well as additional installation pieces.
Muska began working on this show while living in New York, at a moment in his life when everything seemed to be falling apart. His fresh interpretation of deconstructionism exemplifies the ebb and flow, the breaking and reconstructing, and the beautiful release that comes from putting all the broken pieces back together. “Maybe if I can’t do it in real life I’ll be able to do it on canvas,” he laughs.
The resulting artworks incorporate traditional materials with cement, silkscreen cutouts, broken mirror, plastic, pvc, jewelry and five years worth of shredded bills and various communication bits dumped on canvas and soaked in resin. “Decode the message,” Muska challenges. The exhibition consists of 18 mixed media pieces, varying in size from 36 x 48” to 48 x 96,” as well as additional installation pieces.
Muska began working on this show while living in New York, at a moment in his life when everything seemed to be falling apart. His fresh interpretation of deconstructionism exemplifies the ebb and flow, the breaking and reconstructing, and the beautiful release that comes from putting all the broken pieces back together. “Maybe if I can’t do it in real life I’ll be able to do it on canvas,” he laughs.
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New artworks by Chad Muska - Deconstructionism at FLAT425 features heavily texturedcontemporary pieces created out of Chad Muska's household and artistic relics.After having repeatedly blasted the same words and images on the streets foryears, the two-dimensional aspect of graffiti art was not stimulating Muskaanymore. "No matter how many layers of spray paint you put on a brickwall, it’s always going to be flat." Out of boredom, the artist soon beganto experiment with resin-heavy textures, manipulating and distorting imagery tomake room for more intense abstractionist and expressionist gestures.
The resulting artworksincorporate traditional materials with cement, silkscreen cutouts, brokenmirror, plastic, pvc, jewelry and five years worth of shredded bills andvarious communication bits dumped on canvas and soaked in resin. “Decode the message,”Muska challenges. The exhibition consists of 18 mixed media pieces, varying insize from 36 x 48” to 48 x 96,” as well as additional installation pieces.
Muska began working on this showwhile living in New York, at a moment in his life when everything seemed to befalling apart. His fresh interpretation of deconstructionism exemplifies theebb and flow, the breaking and reconstructing, and the beautiful release thatcomes from putting all the broken pieces back together. “Maybe if I can’t do itin real life I’ll be able to do it on canvas,” he laughs. 
Photo by 2wenty
- Photo by 2wenty
- Photo by 2wenty
- Pro skateboarding icon Chad Muska recalls art being a monumental part of his life for as long as he can remember. From his graffiti and sketchbook days as a teenager, Muska was introduced to graphic, logo, shoe and apparel design during his rise to fame as a professional skateboarder. After tearing his ACL, art quickly started to rival skateboarding as a personal outlet, until it became an obsession. The artist’s inspirations are purely instinctual, proclaiming insightful messages of overcoming obstacles.
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