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JIM MORANA

Lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Morana, a self taught visionary painter, walks among ghosts,
speaking the language that killed many of the great american
painters before him-Expressionism. His flamboyant use of
color, paradox, and often puzzling titles invite multiple, and  LET’S PLOW, 2003 OIL ON BOARD 46X109 CM. / 18X24 IN.
many times, conflicting interpretations. He draws on the BUGGY DING DONG AND THE BULLET PROOF FAIRY, OIL ON WOOD 200X92 CM. / 80X36 IN. 
language that destroyed the likes of Pollack, Gorky, Rothko and THE PATRIOT ACT, OIL ON CANVAS 92X61CM. / 36X24 IN. 
Basquiat with unmistakeable fearlessness and abandon. He
utilizes many aspects of the American Expressionist tradition
to create paintings which demonstrate a global relevance to
pop culture, politics, religion and science. His surfaces are
built up, destroyed, gouged, sanded and repainted, creating
rich layers of color, texture and form. The paintings are
juxtapositions of seemingly disparate elements, resulting in
works which are at once calm and conflicted, repulsive and
engaging, and beautifully flawed. He dares the viewer to ask
questions that have no clear answers, questions that once
asked, repeat like broken records in one’s head.

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