“Not All Clues Are Paintings But All Paintings Are Clues” by Lauren Satlowski
Where: Timothy Taylor
When: Through December 13
Why It’s Worth a Look: To Lauren Satlowski, coffee is the heart of the American work ritual, gulped by the gallon from single-use paper cups and souvenir mugs culled from Goodwill. Filtered through her uncanny, near-digital aesthetics, the beverage is both sacred in its bracing energy and grotesque in its excessive corporeality.
Know Before You Go: Satlowski’s paintings may be oil, but they exude a tactile energy inspired by digital and ultramodern textures. The surfaces of her paintings are glossy with an unnatural gleam. Although she is inspired by the work of photorealists, Satlowski uses those same techniques to create something that is decidedly uncanny.
