{"title":"Anthony Feyer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"max-height: 300px; max-width:55%\" src=\"https:\/\/helloart-prod-bucket.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/artist\/anthony-feyer\/anthony-feyer-profile.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was born in Toronto and moved to New York to attend Parsons School of Design.\r\u003cbr\u003eMy paintings are allegorical with an edgy approach to my subjects of interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eARTIST’S STATEMENT\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have spent the last three decades documenting sub-cultures as diverse as snake handlers in West Virginia to Furries at their conventions.\r\u003cbr\u003eThese experiences and others have informed my visual vocabulary to execute thought provoking and compelling work in both paint and video. I am not an art world insider, like the sub-cultures I explore, I have remained on the margins.\r\u003cbr\u003eI have had a number of shows in New York, Toronto and various art fairs throughout Europe and was for several years represented by a gallery in Chelsea before it was forced to close due to hurricane Sandy.\r\u003cbr\u003eI am an allegorical realist painter documenting unusual aspects of North American culture. The emphasis has been on the cultural anthropology of the groups to whom I am attracted.\r\u003cbr\u003eThe themes I have explored for the past three decades have all required extensive research and field work.\r\u003cbr\u003eThe 5 major themes that I have examined include:\r\u003cbr\u003eSnake-handling churches throughout Appalachia.\r\u003cbr\u003eSmall town stock car races—“Enduros”.\r\u003cbr\u003eA series of paintings examining the harsh, unforgiving landscape and rough denizens of Southeast Alaska.\r\u003cbr\u003eNew York City in the 80's when it was in decay.\r\u003cbr\u003eAnd my most recent subject, \"Furries\".\r\u003cbr\u003eIn all my explorations, I have been drawn to subjects to which I have had no prior contact. The study becomes the educational experience which I chronicle in my paintings and video.\r\u003cbr\u003eThe people in my work tend to be outsiders, working-class and marginalized, often with great hesitation to open themselves to outsiders. The focus is not just on the dramatic visual content, but also on these various hidden, often disappearing, subcultures.\r\u003cbr\u003eIn 2010, I was awarded a painting grant from AOL juried by Chuck Close and curators from the Whitney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cluster-fuck","title":"Cluster Fuck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e72x54x2.50\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the Long Island Expressway in New York is a small town stock car track called \"Riverhead Raceway'. I was first introduced to it by a DJ by the name of \"Wild Girl\", describing \"Enduro's\" on an alternative radio station WFMU. I set out to see what she had described as a \"Truly Wild\" scene. I was not disappointed. Picture 100 1970's and 80's 8 cylinder beaters battling it out on a quarter mile \r\u003cbr\u003epaved track with lots of crashes. The cars resembled John Chamberlain sculptures. Both men and women drove, and all were amateurs, competing for bragging rights and small winnings. There were 4 of these races back to back.\r\u003cbr\u003eI was hooked.\r\u003cbr\u003eI continued to document the races for the next 4 years, making friends with the drivers and of course, making art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Feyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50313465200743,"sku":null,"price":35960.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/files\/1_1790027184_75308.jpg?v=1790172988"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/3038\/4487\/collections\/1_1790027184_75308.jpg?v=1790172991","url":"https:\/\/helloart.com\/collections\/anthony-feyer.oembed","provider":"helloart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}