About The Paintings…

This series of paintings by Sean Mahan is part of a larger series of figurative paintings on wood. The paintings are social-realist graphite renderings on oak and birch, colored with thin washes of acrylic. They depict a sense of wonder at the simple inherent sweetness of the human character and its conflict with structures of power and control.  In this series, the symbol of the “shadow person” is repeatedly used to pose questions about those “in the shadow of power,” and to pose questions about our insulated view of the impact popular consumer culture has on others.

Where the paintings have been…

Recently, Seanʼs work has shown at Gallery 5, Richmond; the Cummer Museum, Jacksonville; Subtext Gallery, San Diego; Display Gallery, Gainesville; Art Basil, Miami; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville; and the Brooklyn Collective, New York. He currently is showing at Thinkspace Gallery, Los Angeles.

Sean has enjoyed creating cover artwork for the bands: Twelve Hour Turn, Floor, Daitro, Dauntless Elite, Jets vs. Sharks, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Beat Buttons, North Lincoln, Fires, Del Cielo, The Gifthorse, Mouthbreather, Senders, Little League, Back Pocket, Small Talk, Solid Pony, Laura Minor, Verde, Kids on Bikes, and more.

Street Credit…

Here are a few blogs about sean mahan art:

Sour Harvest, HI FRUCTOSE, The FW, Lomography, Design Boom, BOOOOM, Scoutie Girl, Drift, Twinklings, Natural Resource, ToysREvil, Punk News

Friends and their art…

MOMO, ELTONO, Erin Tobey, Bakery Outlet Records, Concrete Lace, Alyson Fox, The Brooklyn Collective, Mondial