John Murray McKaig

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Morgan, graphite on paper, 36x58”

Morgan, graphite on paper, 36x58”

Lance, graphite on paper, 36x57”

Lance, graphite on paper, 36x57”

Honorguard VI, intaglio (line etching, aquatint)

Honorguard VI, intaglio (line etching, aquatint)

Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix is a perfect song. When I listen to it, it makes me think of life, and death.

me

2 days ago

A fascinating reciprocity comes into play through the simple act of looking more closely, suggesting the relativity or unreliability of perception itself. If we are constantly in a state of seeing more, then nothing can ever be quite as it seems. The object we look at changes, but so, necessarily, do we. Mundanely, the apple is an everyday fruit, but concentrating on it allows it to function as a portal or doorway into further levels of awareness, both of it, and of ourselves. In drawing or painting, what appears to be copying actually becomes a form of mutual transformation. As observers, we are taken beyond the confines of imitation or symbology into a realm where microcosm and macrocosm, personal and universal, are interacting in the present moment.

3 days ago

Kelly and Bruce, silver gelatin print

Kelly and Bruce, silver gelatin print

Seclusion, silver gelatin print

Seclusion, silver gelatin print

Brandan Schieppati and Davey Havok, color c. print, 2003
at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL

Brandan Schieppati and Davey Havok, color c. print, 2003

at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL

James Adair, color c. print, 1987

James Adair, color c. print, 1987

Josh To Kill, color c. print, 2003
Josh is now on the the Sea Shepherd, fighting those evil whale killers. See him on Whale Wars.

Josh To Kill, color c. print, 2003

Josh is now on the the Sea Shepherd, fighting those evil whale killers. See him on Whale Wars.