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The work of artists Dan Barry and Jon MacNair come together for “Captive Illusions” at Stranger Factory this month. “Together,” the gallery says, “the duo create a show that sends the viewer into surreal and playful worlds with characters that come to life in warm color schemes.” Barry was last featured on cctvta.com here, and MacNair was most recently mentioned here.
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Stranger Factory says the illustrative works of Barry “explore themes that are simultaneously intensely personal and universal -mortality, loss, connection, family and patriotism.” Meanwhile, MacNair’s pieces in this particular show “is a deviation from his usual monochromatic ink on paper works. Employing color, to assemble an exhibition entirely comprised of paintings on wood panel, he focused less on narratives and more on straight-forward character driven works.”
Find more on Stranger Factory’s site. Dan Barry and Jon MacNair can be found on the web here and here, respectively.
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Dan Barry
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Following the release of his Fantagraphics book with portraits of all 44 U.S. presidents, illustrator Drew Friedman brings his satirical, “warts-and-all” style to Ohio State University’s Friends of the Libraries Gallery at Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. In addition to his book illustrations, the exhibition also features his other presidential-themed works over the years, like the magazine cover above.