Samo Dreams (Jean-Michel Basquiat), Homie Dreams Suite Titled for Jean-Michels famous tag Samo. Basquiats unconventional approach to both his art and his life was something Everhart always admired. And for the choice of Pig-Pen... well the similarities were there. Original Mixed Media Painting on Deckled Edge Paper by Tom Everhart In this stunning series of portraits, Everhart has posed Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest as if they have grown bored while posing for the painter and have just started to drift off to sleep. They try to hold their pose as if they are awake, but yet they float away. Tom explains that he wanted to show them entering into the world of dreams, as he believes that this is the place where all of us (artists or not) creatively grow the most. And that is also why they are all smiling, because they are enjoying their own happy creative thoughts. Each of the six portraits in the series represents the dreams of artists and, in some cases, friends who, themselves, have directly affected Toms own dreams-including one artist who does not have a portrait but is represented in all six of the paintings. The distinct abstract style of the background is a direct homage to Toms former neighbor, the painter Sam Francis.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 02:12:28 +0000
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