Artist Information:
Rt Vegas
white plains, NY
United States
Member Since: Sep 2006
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Artist Statement:
ARTIST STATEMENT AND BIO
The work of RT Vegas is
complex yet simple. It can be
classified in the outsider art
genre, but contains many
elements of art brut,
graffiti, abstract, pop art
and cartoon illustration.
Vegas' unique art is motivated
by a curiosity in seeing a
final product of work without
knowing how it will start. "I
am always surprised in the
end." There may be an initial
spark of an idea but by the
end, through free association,
something totally different
exists. He likes to use heavy
cartoon-like lines around his
subject matter and usually
reserves his backgrounds as a
free form abstract area
pushing the attention back to
the foreground. RT Vegas
likes to create art that is
symbolic, colorful, crude and
fun."My art is what you make
of it. Nothing more. I am not
going to pretend to be some
'deep, heavily troubled,
free-thinking spirit brought
down by the unbearable weight,
of unknown consequence, that
the Gods have unjustly wrought
against me'... that's a pile
of crap." His subject matter
includes open heads with
things coming out, cartoon
figures, gods, monsters,
tribal folk, animals,
mythological creatures,
drunks, bums and all forms of
...
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Rt Vegas's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Rt Vegas's Portfolio.
ARTIST STATEMENT AND BIO
The work of RT Vegas is complex yet simple. It can be classified in the outsider art genre, but contains many elements of art brut, graffiti, abstract, pop art and cartoon illustration. Vegas' unique art is motivated by a curiosity in seeing a final product of work without knowing how it will start. "I am always surprised in the end." There may be an initial spark of an idea but by the end, through free association, something totally different exists. He likes to use heavy cartoon-like lines around his subject matter and usually reserves his backgrounds as a free form abstract area pushing the attention back to the foreground. RT Vegas likes to create art that is symbolic, colorful, crude and fun."My art is what you make of it. Nothing more. I am not going to pretend to be some 'deep, heavily troubled, free-thinking spirit brought down by the unbearable weight, of unknown consequence, that the Gods have unjustly wrought against me'... that's a pile of crap." His subject matter includes open heads with things coming out, cartoon figures, gods, monsters, tribal folk, animals, mythological creatures, drunks, bums and all forms of ... |
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FART, 2007
Mixed Media,
11 x 6 X 1 inches
Price: US$ 70
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