CULTUREEDIT ART AUCTION #1
james schenck
James Schenck, Drip, 2024
Details
From the pornshot series
Drawing
Marker, gesso
on NEwsprint
36" x 24"
Ships from Chicago
Schenck’s large-format newsprint drawings are meticulously crafted with markers, gesso with with expert gestures. These drawings physically serve as visual metaphors for the enduring nature of memories within the fragile fabric of life. The specific content of this work is broken down from porn screenshots, internet images, and the artist’s personal photos. Deeply engaged in conversations about self-service, pleasure, and performance, these drawings expose and intimacy that is both deeply personal and somehow universal in queer.
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CULTUREEDIT ART AUCTION #1
james schenck
James Schenck’s drawings break down his personal history into moments of sincerity and fantasy. He reshapes common events, cultural media and his own archive of images to illuminate a soft, keen awareness to the shared physical world. Schenck’s abstractions push the boundary between image and object and operate with hyper-authenticity. In this space, Schenck composes a dialogue between the lived and the imagined. The balance of form and feeling in his work negotiates questions on the permanence of a body, the complexity of a mind, and the wonder of memory. James Scheck lives and works in Chicago, IL. He received his MFA at The University of Cincinnati, DAAP School and his BA from Vassar College. He was raised out of Cincinnati, OH and spent most of his life traveling and observing; weaving a unique career that blends art, entertainment, and commercial styling. His conceptual practice is at the heart of all his actions, and he always lets his artistic spirit guide the way. Schenck is the Gallery Manager at ENGAGE Projects and is professionally represented by Ford Artists.
