There was a hand painted Coca-Cola sign outside an uptown bodega that was wrong in many ways, but so carefully and sincerely painted, almost brought me to tears. My version here was painted from memory. The bodega sign was the inspiration for a series of alternate, strangely wrong-looking corporate logos.
Coca-Cola Logo, 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
McDonald’s Logo, 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
NBC Logo, 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
Disney Logo, 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
GE Logo, 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
AT&T Logo, 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
Four Logos, 1997, oil on four masonite panels on plywood, 31.5” x 40”
Corporate Elements and Weather Logo (Sun), 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
Corporate Elements and Weather Logo (Clouds), 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
Corporate Elements and Weather Logo (Rain), 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
Corporate Elements and Weather Logo (Snow), 1997, oil on masonite, 16” x 20”
Corporate Elements and Weather Logos, 1997, oil on four masonite panels on plywood, 31.5” x 40”
The World Today, 1997, oil, oil stick and acrylic on canvas, 26” x 36”