I am Shelter

Visual
Aug 2010 - present
Spray paint on paper, wheat pasted to various surfaces

I am Shelter is an on-going series of paintings driven by the comfort of architecture. The works pull from my favorite features of neighborhood buildings then uses them routinely and iconicly. Roll-up gates, windows, and doors give way to a slew of comicly illustrated limbs toting ridiculous tattoos, personal notes, and the drippy evidence of gestural painting to HOT 97. The images are generally placed back onto the same architecture that inspired their creation.

"I'll build a house inside of you. I'll go in through the mouth. I'll draw three figures on your heart. One of them will be me as a boy. One of them will be me. One of them will be me watching you run."
-Wolf Parade

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erik thomas burke 2000 & NOW