Greg Gossel - Superficial! Preview
Vertical Gallery is proud to present Superficial!, a new solo exhibition by Minneapolis-based artist Greg Gossel, featuring over 30 new original works on canvas, wood, and paper.
Continuing to explore his signature mixed-media pop aesthetic, Gossel deconstructs and rebuilds a vast expanse of vintage comic book imagery for Superficial!. Iconic superheroes are broken into fragments and placed within a new chaotic world of type, color, and pattern as they wage battle. This battle for supremacy is mimicked throughout Gossel's process as each layer of spray paint, silkscreen ink, and collage fight one another to be seen on the heavily layered surfaces. Bold and brightly colored versions of once invincible superheroes succumb to the effects of time and begin to fade away, resembling decayed billboards of an idyllic past gone by. The end result is a dynamic exhibition that begs the question of what lies beneath the surface.
Greg Gossel Superficial!
October 4 - November 1, 2014
All work purchased from this show, with the exception of the print edition, will ship at the end of the exhibition the week of November 3. The print edition will ship the week of October 6.
Greg Gossel "Superman (Yellow)"
Greg Gossel Superman (Yellow), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and...Greg Gossel "Bad Dream (Pink)"
Greg Gossel Bad Dream (Pink), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spra...Greg Gossel "Bad Dream (White)"
Greg Gossel Bad Dream (White), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spr...Greg Gossel "Superman (Green)"
Greg Gossel Superman (Green), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and ...Greg Gossel "Blinded By Anger (Blue)"
Greg Gossel Blinded By Anger (Blue), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray pain...Greg Gossel "Man of Steel (Pink)"
Greg Gossel Man of Steel (Pink), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, a...Greg Gossel "Man of Steel (Blue)"
Greg Gossel Man of Steel (Blue), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, a...Greg Gossel "Action Packed Saga (Red)"
Greg Gossel Action Packed Saga (Red), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray pai...Greg Gossel "Blinded By Anger (Red)"
Greg Gossel Blinded By Anger (Red), 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint...Greg Gossel "Action Packed Saga (Blue)"
Greg GosselAction Packed Saga (Blue), 2014Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray pain...Greg Gossel "Everything Is Mine!"
Greg Gossel Everything Is Mine!, 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint,...Greg Gossel "And I'm Powerless..."
Greg Gossel And I'm Powerless..., 2014 Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint...Greg Gossel "Superman (Orange)"
Greg GosselSuperman (Orange), 2014Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and c...Greg Gossel "Brakatak! (Blue)"
Greg GosselBrakatak! (Blue), 2014Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and co...Greg Gossel "The Obvious (Orange)"
Greg GosselThe Obvious (Orange), 2014Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, an...Greg Gossel "The Obvious (Green)"
Greg GosselThe Obvious (Green), 2014Silkscreen ink, acrylic, spray paint, and...