One of These Days
A solo exhibiton of select works by John Rogers
John Rogers is a self-taught artist currently living and working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“I hate artist statements. I don't like writing them, and I usually regret reading them. When I bothered to show up to college, I was an English major. One would think I'd be more interested in writing about my art.
If I could explain it with words, I probably wouldn't have painted it.
I do, however, find what other people say about my art amusing and usually accurate.
My friend Alexandra Montclair recently described it as, ‘Denis Johnson’s Jesus’ Son meets a greasy fast food bag meets doing donuts in the Taco Bell parking lot while plastic testicles hanging off the truck sway to and fro meets dim motel lighting’
and I couldn't agree more.”
Click on image to take you to the shop listing of each piece.
One of These Days / 2019 / Acrylic on canvas / 9 x 12 inches / $250 / "One of these days ...is the title of a song from Pink Floyd's "Echos" one of my favorite albums. 'I'm going to cut you into little pieces are the only words in the song, distorted, spoken by one of their roadies. The woman is adult film star Sylvia Kristel."
Ego Death / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 14 x 14 inches / $425 / "Ego death...just Grimace shattering his sense of self."
Where the Buffalo Roam / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 8 x 10 inches / $175 / "Where the Buffalo Roa ...Part of an ongoing series of vehicle paintings. I didn't like the way the Bronco turned out by itself so I added text. I was thinking of the movie of the same name about Hunter S Thompson, starring Bill Murray and Peter Boyle, when I added the text, but I was also thinking about all the hours I've spent driving."
Nothing Feels Good / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 8 x 10 inches / $175 / "NOTHING FEELS GOOD...I was thinking about a time just after high school, when i had just ingested some illicit substances in a Taco Bell parking lot and my girlfriend said "hey I'm going to get some sleep. Don't get pulled over" and I got pulled over by a state trooper about 5 minutes later. I was barefoot and had not shaved or showered in days. However, I was polite, lucid and engaging with the officer and he let me off with a warning and told me it was illegal to drive barefoot in Pennsylvania."
Shit Luck / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 11 x 14 inches / $350 / "Shit Luck...I have two black cats and I have never felt luckier. They're menacing when they want to be, but mostly very sweet."
Who's Ready for Dessert? / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 11 x 14 inches / $350 / "Pepto is the after party for the after party."
Not Allowed / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 10 x 10 inches / $225 / "NOT ALLOWED...a deranged mickey mouse with a Zodiac killer symbol on his head. I think it speaks for itself. My mom lived in California when the Zodiac was active and that has always fascinated me."
Give Me Back the Nights / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 8 x 10 inches / $175 / SOLD "Give Me Back the Nights...A demand. A song by DJ Shadow. A smoking cock."
I am Trash Man / 2019 / Acrylic on canvas / 16 x 20 inches / $500 / "Born to die...a meme with the original image removed and replaced by a woman with a jack-o-lantern on her head from a 1950s advertisement."
Maybe She's Born with It / 2020 / Acrylic on canvas / 9 x 12 inches / $250 / "Personally, I think malaise comes from nurture rather than nature."