Michael Michael Motorcycle

This poster discusses the duality of our civilized and wild lives. The poster explodes in a blast of autumn colors. A city skyline, representing our civilized lives, has been set afire by a Foo dog’s torch that flames with creativity, passion, and destruction. The Foo dog is a guardian of our private passions. He is what makes humans animal. The Foo dog gazes at the observer, as his twin, the Man, whispers these passions and primitive instincts.

The Man wears two wedding rings, a reference to the ten-year wedding anniversary ring the artist wears, as well as his dual marriage to both his wife and his artistic fire.

With a background of burning high rises that refer to how much higher humans have raced to build better technology since the initiation of the Industrial Revolution, the Man and the animals around him are racing / swimming out of the city towards a more primitive part of the Man. Tears are shed, communicating a deep grief about the ecological degradation caused by humanity since the great race towards moving higher and higher.

On hopeful wings, the butterfly makes its return as a feral representation of love and creation. Swimming alongside the Man is another familiar erect little red robin.

Another seasonal celebration

7 color screenprint for the Standard Hotel, Hollywood, 2011

7 color screenprint, 18" x 21" 2009
edition of 18

19" x 25" 6 color screenprint 2006
Illustration for a book entitled Darkening Gardens published by Payseur and Schmidt
Also a limited edition print included in the 2006 poster subscriptions