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Artist, musician, and husband of Liz McGrath, Morgan Slade, has been slaving away preparing for his upcoming show, Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, at Shooting Gallery. He kindly sent us over some work in progress photos of his edgy mixed media gems. Yowza.

Morgan Slade alters his digital photographs of scantily clad women wearing high school mascot heads with paint, pen and pencil. He transforms straightforward images to chaotic madness.

His pieces prey on primitive natural instincts with a youthful aesthetic appeal and bright, vibrant colors. By defacing exceptionally striking people, Slade aesthetically changes his figures to appear flawed in some manner. He creates visual critiques of consumerism, advertising and technology by inventing his own symbols or by reusing familiar icons and assigning them a different purpose.

To execute these photographs, Slade begins by printing them on archival digital proofing prints. He then sands down the paper to appear aged and weathered. He builds up layers of collage, gloss gels and gold leafing. He then allows paint to move throughout the piece without control resulting in drips and splatters. His painted photographs are stylistically unique while combining preexisting methods, styles and techniques.















Fist of Fear, Touch of Death by Morgan Slade
Shooting Gallery
January 9 - January 30, 2010
Opening reception: January 9th, 2010 from 7-11pm