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Painter Amy Crehore by Lost At E Minor

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Artist Amy Crehore's work feels like a Gauguin version of "Where The Wild Things Are," with her nudes hanging out in the jungle alongside monkeys, cats, lions and little kids dressed like clowns.

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Her paintings on ukuleles sing a softer tune than her work on canvas, which seems to be making a comment about the male gaze—the women in the Oregon-based artist's work appear to be both aware of and indifferent to the masculine lust they inspire.

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This entry posted on 06 May 2009 at 1:40 PM
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