Tyler Jordan: When the icebergs melt, and the polar ice caps have turned to sea, surfers around the world will be treated to some of the best and most interesting new breaks. Stonehenge will supply a perfect A-frame peak with nobody out. The Great Wall of China will be one of the longest lefts in the world, and Times Square will be the new Surf City, USA. American surfers will consider the man-made valleys of Manhattan the new frontier in a sport changed forever. Global Warming (acrylic on canvas, 36” x 24”)
Artist: Tyler Jordan, 36, Mission Hills
theartoftylerjordan.com
Second Place: Jordan receives $250
Maladjustment (acrylic, spray paint and drawing materials on canvas, 30” x 40”)
Artist: eric wixon, 32, GOLDEN HILL
ewixonartwork.com
Third Place: Wixon wins $100
Eric Wixon:
Maladjustment expresses feelings of jealousy, a realization of the detrimental effects caused by those feelings and the inability to control those feelings despite their known effects. Both figures are self-reflective: the left, jealousy; the right, melancholy. My significant other at the time is depicted as the birds—seemingly unaware of, or indifferent to, the internal struggles I was facing.
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ART EXPERTS SAY...
Galpin: I think this piece is particularly interesting because of the distraction. It definitely makes you think about graffiti. There’s a nice contrast between the figural forms and the horizontal lines in the background, which makes it very intriguing. The bird forms that emerge also add complexity to the overall composition. I found these two figures extremely engaging and I particularly like the sort of drifting from the graffiti, at least how I read it. It’s rather fascinating.
Freitas: I like the figures in relationship to the rest as well. I think it’s interesting, too, that the artist has done parts of the work that are very graffiti-esque, very quickly, very direct, and then he slowed down his process and gave much more attention to the birds that Amy mentioned. One of the figure’s hands, which is just nicely, delicately done, gives enough information to make it readable. The work in the back definitely makes those two figures pop, and the figures have a lot of expression through them and compel the viewer from the get-go.