Artist StatementAs a painter, my subject matter has always been focused on and intrigued by the constant bombardment of images we consume every day. My current paintings reflect my response to media culture, mixed with my own personal experiences. Previously, I used found images, logos, signs, along with commercial packaging and advertising in my art work in order to convey the social, economic, and cultural climate of contemporary times. With my current body of work, I seek to remove my previous emphasis on using found and appropriated imagery from popular culture exclusively in order to concentrate more on my conceptual goals as my artistic practice evolves, producing what I feel is a new direction for me.
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Loud Places, acrylic on wood panel, 30” by 40”, 2016
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BioDeCola graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 2002 and prior to that, attended the Dundas Valley School of Art in Dundas, Ontario. He has exhibited across Canada as well as in New York City. In 2012, his show “The Boys from Nowhere” at Neubacher Shor Contemporary was featured in NOW magazine as one of the Top 10 Art Shows of the year. And the following year, received further accolades from NOW Magazine for his show, “As the World Turns”.
DeCola currently resides in Burlington, Ontario with his wife and two young boys. |
I Know There’s Gonna Be Good Times, acrylic on wood panel, 30” by 40”, 2016
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