Shag

"Sinner's Cookbook"

January 5 - 28, 2001

La Luz De Jesus welcomes back, the inimitable Shag, international art sensation, darling of the jet set and man-about-town, for our fourth annual exhibition of his paintings. Ever since his very first one-person show, which was at La Luz de Jesus in 1998, Shag has been a stunning success: his paintings sell out the night his shows open, and we maintain a waiting list of eager buyers. This time around, the subject of the show is Sin, as only Shag can paint it. Shag's alter ego and secret identity is the mild mannered illustrator and painter Josh Agle, former guitarist with the Tiki Tones. His richly hued paintings depict a retro world in which swingers, Shriners, hep cats, jazz fans and wasp-waisted women mingle with the likes of Robert Mitchum, Sammy Davis, Jr. and the occasional minotaur, cricket or wolf. All this action takes place in swank tiki lounges and suburban living rooms, decked out with the sharpest fifties and sixties modern furnishings. His subject matter, pared-down compositions and sharp-edged painting style are inspired by the work of the great illustrators of the fifties and sixties, artist like Gene Dietch and Jim Flora.

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"The Unchecked Anger of Alf Charles"

14x29"
SOLD


"The Sinner's Cookbook"

15x22"
SOLD

"The Downside of Pride"

16x19"
SOLD

"The Lustful Artist"

16x17"
SOLD

"The Covetous Neighbor"

13x16"
SOLD

"The Slothful Assassin"

14x19"
SOLD

"In Praise of Gluttony"

17x22"
SOLD

"Madonna of Kahiki"

15x24"
SOLD

"The Envious Girlfriend"

16x29"
SOLD

 

"The Three Enablers"

17x26"
SOLD

"The Rewards of Evil"

12x22"
SOLD


"The Cornflake Connoisseur"

13x14"
SOLD
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