Cock a doodle doo
Cock fiend Anthony Thompson Shumate exhibits at B. Davis Gallery
- Anthony Thompson Shumate, "Coop"
- From the exhibit, "Anthony Thompson Shumate: Cocky"
University of Houston graduate
technical mastery of commercial art
classical concepts of DuChamp to Ruscha
semi-autobiographical
multimedia experiences
anthology of a contemporary cock
regal, absurd, sexual
Art League Houston
current artist in residence at Lawndale Art Center 2010-2011
The ego of the artist is often the subject of art gallery gossip and grumblings among curators (Just this week Donald Moffett changed the name of his solo exhibition at the CAMH). However, the notion of artistic pride is front and center at the current Barbara Davis Gallery exhibition, Cocky, featuring the work of Anthony Thompson Shumate. The image of the rooster manifests via various media in each of the show's pieces, yet another unifying element is the manipulation of the works' titles, which derive from exerepts of actual criticism the artist has received during his career.
Anthony Thompson Shumate: Cocky is on view through Dec. 31.