Tom Richard
Bubble Gum on Art: Dudes, 2021 - 2022
The Bubble Gum on Art Series consists of small paintings depicting bubble gum painted over images that were removed from old editions of art history textbooks, which depict those artworks in black and white.
The painted bubble gum masks a prominent part of the composition (which could be the primary focal point, but in some cases, is the secondary or tertiary) to hint at a transformation—from black & white to color, appropriation to original, high to low, masking to potential, and serious to whimsy.
They are arranged, or grouped, according to bubble gum coverings that are “alike” or are similar.
Bubble Gum on Van Dyck (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Van Der Goes (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Titian (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Rousseau (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Rouault (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Rigaud (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Picasso 2 (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Parmigianino (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Michelangelo (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Masaccio (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Gericault 2 (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Daumier 1 (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Bruegel 2 (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Bernini (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Bruegel 1 (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022
Bubble Gum on Courbet (dudes) acrylic and ink on paper, 15” x 12”, 2022