Kalynn Campbell is a fixture in the Lowbrow/Pop Surrealism movement, having participated in 5 museum shows and numerous books on the subject. Two years ago Campbell was struck with Central Nerve System damage and left unable to draw or paint - just a lingering frustration that built in the form of notes and rough sketches. Recently he began to heal and started channeling the angst brought on by the illness onto canvas. This show, "WHEN PISS TURNS TO RIVERS", is the labor of that frustration, a biting yet somehow witty reflection of an artist with a lingering chip on his shoulder. Like perverted 'how-to' instruction posters, these paintings outline a world where things go terribly wrong in detail. Taken from the notes and sketches of a crippled mind, they stand as a testament to the complex world of the tormented artist. Although they were painted in oil in just a few months time, it can be said they were over two years in the making. Judging by the temperament of these pieces, it must have been a long and very strange two years...

"Sparky Gets a Hook"

27"x33"
Oil on canvas
$3,000.00

Friends,

As you can see, my showing here is almost non existent - It was an unfortunate twist of fate that led me to cancel the planned showing of new work. I have been battling a very unexpected illness of the central nervous system which has temporarily affected my creative process (as well as my mind in general) and led me to take a short hiatus while I heal. It has been beyond frustrating to have to suspend the unveiling of new paintings, but I wasn't able to finish more than the piece represented here. Being that I was blind-sided with this situation, I didn't have time to notify the public. The show is on hold now but it WILL get finished and presented as soon as I am able. Yes, I have started seeing a light at the end of this damn tunnel, and I look forward to finishing the pieces and staining these walls with the promised 'Rivers of Piss'.

-Kalynn Campbell