Author: Gibson, MarkMiami-born, Philadelphia-based artist Mark Thomas Gibson explores contemporary culture through painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture, revisiting pivotal moments in American history while implicating viewers as potential participants in the unfolding narrative. Employing caricature, pop culture, horror and a dash of illusion, Gibson blends up two centuries of American history, from Manifest Destiny to the Biden era, serving it back to us with a raucous, caustic flair. Storytelling is thus a pivotal aspect of his graphic, eye-catching works, inspired as much by the satirical prints of Honoré Daumier as by the history paintings of Jacob Lawrence and the pulp novels and comic books of McCarthyist America. As Gibson explains, “I am constantly reminded in every news cycle that we are entwined in a history of unfinished stories and plot points.”ISBN 9783037646267. JRP|Editions. pb. 168 pages. 130 colour ills. 28.6 x 24.1 cm.not yet published
