Edward Monovich

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Tourniquet (alternate version)

17.5 x 17.5"

etching with aquatint, waterbite and woodcut on Stonehenge Natural

Edward Monovich’s idyllic suburban landscapes investigate the relationships between privilege and geopolitical suffering by culling from advertisments and children’s stories. The brand names worn by the figures propagate a mesmerizing cycle of consumption and an artificial sense of progress. But these pastoral landscapes are marred by the presence of hovering drones, landmines and poison ivy, reminding the viewer that things are not so idyllic afterall.
Today, Strawberry Shortcake, Winnie the Pooh and G.I. Joe step out of their storybooks and onto cereal boxes, candy wrappers and the internet to sell dubious products and messages. Characters’ original narratives are coopted by marketing strategies. As a result, children identify both their favorite characters and themselves with specific brand names. Monovich’s interpretation of popular figures subvert their advertising context; they become insurgents. Hidden meanings are exposed.

Selected Exhibitions:

2009 Suburban Entanglements (Solo Exhibition). Space 242, Boston, MA.

2008 Sguardi Sonori: Six Seconds Around Me. Festival of Media and Time Based Art, Italy.
La Otra Feria, Bogota, Colombia.

2007 Wishing Well. Solo Exhibition. eyewash @ Figureworks Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
American Story Art Group Exhibition, Croxhapox Gallery, Ghent, Belgium.
Red Dot Art Fair. New York, NY.
Bridge Art Fair. Chicago, IL.

2006 Aqua Art Fair. Miami, FL.

Please Touch. Group Exhibition of Interactive Works, curated by Edward Monovich,
Gallery Artist Studio Projects, Brookline, MA.

Its All Relative. Group Exhibition, Manistee Art Institute, Manistee, MI.

2005 Boston Drawing Project. Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA.

2004 Playpen. Interactive Works Exhibition, The Drawing Center, New York, NY.
Tits and Art IV. GV/AS Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Contemporary Figure Painting. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI.

2003 Beyond The Academy. Arthouse at The Jones Center For Contemporary Art, Austin, TX.
Characterism. Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

2002 Homeland. Solo Exhibition. Mixed-Media Works with Viewer Participation Elements,
Monk Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

World Peace. Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

2001 Installation of Interactive Drawings. PS122, New York, NY.

Access Zone: Collaborative/MODE. A collaborative project with 16 Beaver Group.
The Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY.

2000 Artist of the Week. Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, NY.

Summer Reading. Eyewash, Brooklyn, NY.

Slippery Scenes. Solo Exhibition. Mixed-Media Works. Monk Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

1999 On The Brink of The Millennium. Monk Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

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