Tony Shore
My paintings on black velvet have become a decades-long
anthropological study of community and environment. Using
the kitsch-laden material of black velvet and working-class
characters from my youth as my subject, I create theatrical
vignettes and frozen moments from an ongoing narrative.
My goal is to capture the sincerity, dignity, and honesty of the
world I grew up in.
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