AARON FINK REMEDY
AARON FINK Remedy
October 6 – November 1, 2017
Alpha Gallery
460C Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02118 617.536.4465 alphagallery.com info@alphagallery.com
“My work isn’t about form, It’s about seeing. I’m excited about seeing things, and I’m interested in the way I think other people saw things.”
— Roy Lichtenstein
Aaron Fink Remedy What ails you? And what is the cure? These days, each one of us could probably think of numerous answers. Aaron Fink ponders these questions in his newest body of work, following his years of portraying various indulgences: cheeseburgers, ice cream, cocktails, to name a few. Inspired by Roy Lichtenstein’s “Alka Seltzer” drawing from 1966, Fink has now countered these indulgences with a “remedy” in the form of a glass of bubbling relief. With his play of color and brushwork, Fink takes this theme beyond its Pop Art source and transforms it into a painterly exhortation. Drink this! You’ll feel better! Fink explores the subject in several variations that are displayed, comingled, with the treats. As such we are invited to ponder them as, perhaps, part of a cycle of sensuous excess and beautiful remedy. Aaron Fink has exhibited his work internationally and is represented in museums throughout the U.S., Europe and Japan. He received his MFA from the Yale School of Art, and his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Fink has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, among other honors. He has been the subject of numerous publications, including the monograph, Out of the Ordinary, published in 2002.
Remedy, 2015, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
Small Softee (Yellow), 2016, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches
Small Softee (Pink), 2016, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches
Softee, 2016, oil on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
Cheeseburger, 2015, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
Fruit of the Forest, 2016, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches
Small Remedy (Blue), 2015, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches
Small Remedy (Red), 2015, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches
Gimlet, 2015, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches
Blue Remedy, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches
Red Remedy, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches
Remedy, 2017, oil on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
Small Softee (Red & Blue), 2016, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches