By Daily Press staff
Taylor De Cordoba gallery has a new group of paintings and sculptures by Los Angeles based artist, Frohawk Two Feathers which creates a wartime narrative starring an imagined cast of characters. The exhibition will run through Oct. 7. By the use of paint and xerograph-ic transfers on wood, Frohawk uses art to tell this tale.
Set in both the arctic tundra and “Frengland,” the unified region of French and England, his cast is complete with the self-appointed emperor “Franchise”; the love interest and Haitian slave,“Josephine”; their son “Nancy,” the troubled heir to the throne; and the indigenous Eskimos who are under attack. The clash of civilizations takes on a humorous tone with stylized cartoonish depictions of the obsessive emperors, ruthless conquistadors and natives determined to defeat the invaders at all costs. Despite the sardonic and colloquial nature of the imagery and text, Frohawk’s work fits into a pre-existing and historical dialogue about war.
Taylor De Cordoba is located at 2660 S La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles and is open from Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For additional information contact Heather Taylor at or at (310) 559-9156.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 15, 2006. Read the original PDF.