SCOTT ISENBARGER

My paintings can be characterized by their fusion of classical figuration and surrealist abstraction. Enigmatic compositions utilize archetypal humans and animals within familiar yet otherworldly spaces. I employ parody and satire with strong sugary colors to act as a foil to the recurring themes of misguided masculinity and apathy. Often implicating myself in the scenario, I both question my place in art history and identify as an active participant. Besides an interest in a “masculine archetype,” I am more widely interested in spaces of the unconscious, dream spaces, liminal spaces and the characters that reside therein. Furthermore I am intrigued by how these personal mythologies inform and affect identity.