Max Presneill
  • 2020/3
  • About
  • Drawings
  • Essays
  • CV
  • Contact
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • Catalogs
  • curatorial
  • lectures
  • interviews
  • 2014 (figurative)
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2008-10 (large)
  • 2008-10 (small)
  • 2006-8
  • old west
  • Pre 2000
What are my paintings about?
They are maps. They locate things within a space and form sets of relationships between things in the world. They are about being me, here, now! They relate to things and people around me and the thoughts and ideas that inform those relationships. They are about the freedom to choose and decide, to create meaning by doing so.

An extended introduction?.....
The basis for my paintings is an intertextual examination of my own mortality, as seen through the merging contradictions of the disparate elements and influences of my life. This interpenetration occurs when the histories of abstract mark making, an ongoing developing iconography and sub-cultural motifs are placed in relationships on the picture plane. Colloquialisms and urban vernacular appear alongside art history, references to Brutalist architecture, comic books, skateboards, motorcycle club life, etc to explore a masculine identity within a transient lifetime. This allows for an extended and negotiated dialogue between ideas of the political and class division, race, sub-cultural resistance and tribalism, via a curatorial-type selection and arrangement on the picture plane.
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Parallax#12. 2022. oil, photo transfer, spray paint, plastic tape. 72 x 72 inches
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Parallax #13. 2022. oil, acrylic, spray paint, stickers, faux leather, faux marble, marker, photo transfer on canvas over panel. 60 x 48 inches
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Parallax #14. 2022. oil, acrylic, spray paint, photo transfer, sticker, on canvas over panel. 60 x 48 inches
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Parallax #15. 2022. oil, acrylic, spray paint, sticker, on canvas over panel. 60 x 48 inches
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Parallax #16. 2022. oil, acrylic, spray paint, photo transfer, sticker on canvas over panel. 60 x 48 inches
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Parallax #17. 2022. oil, acrylic, spray paint, marker, sticker, on canvas over panel. 60 x 48 inches
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Parallax #18. 2020. ink, spray paint, oil, photo transfer. 36 x 36 inches
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Parallax #19. 2020. ink, spray paint, oil, photo transfer. 36 x 36 inches
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Parallax #20. 2020. ink, spray paint, oil, photo transfer. 36 x 36 inches
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MiT#140. 2022. oil, spray paint, photo transfer on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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MiT#144. 2022. oil, spray paint, photo transfer on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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MiT#145. 2022. oil, spray paint, photo transfer on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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Parallax#11. 2022. oil, photo transfer, spray paint, plastic tape. 72 x 72 inches
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MiT#147. 2022. oil, spray paint, photo transfer, on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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MiT#149. 2022. oil, spray paint, photo transfer, on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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MiT#151. 2022. oil, spray paint, photo transfer, on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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Parallax #4 (big red one). 2021. oil, acrylic, spray paint, plastic tape, sticker, metal ornament. 94 x 113 inches
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TwoBit. 2022. acrylic, oil, sticker, photo transfer. 14 x 11 inches
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Dale. 2022. acrylic, oil, sticker, photo transfer. 14 x 11 inches
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Darry. 2022. acrylic, oil, sticker, photo transfer. 14 x 11 inches
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Sodapop. 2022. acrylic, oil, sticker, photo transfer. 14 x 11 inches
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Ponyboy. 2022. acrylic, oil, sticker, photo transfer. 14 x 11 inches
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Johnny. 2022. acrylic, oil, sticker, photo transfer. 14 x 11 inches
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Parallax #8 (BLOKHD). 2022. oil, acrylic, spray paint on canvas over panel. 72 x 72 inches
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MiT#150. 2021. oil, spray paint, acrylic on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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MiT#146. 2021. oil, spray paint, acrylic on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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MiT#152. 2022. oil, spray paint, photo transfer, on canvas over panel. 24 x 16 inches
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Parallax #10. 2022. oil, acrylic, motor oil, tea, photo transfer, enamel, patches, badge on canvas. 44 x 40 inches
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Parallax #5. 2021. oil, acrylic, spray paint, plastic tape, sticker, metal ornament. 85 x 110.5 inches
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Parallax #9 (REBELLION). 2022. oil, acrylic, spray paint, photo transfer, duct tape on canvas over panel. 74 x 66 inches
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Parallax #6. 2021. oil, acrylic, spray paint, patch, sticker, metal ornament. 94 x 113
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MiT#102.2. 2020. oil, acrylic, patches, iPod nano, reflector, metal skull pendant, denim, smiley face badge. 72 x 60 inches
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Parallax#1. 2021. 63 x 53 inches. oil, spray paint, acrylic, marker, collage elements on canvas
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Parallax #2. 2021. oil, acrylic, spray paint, duct tape on canvas. 54 x 46 inches
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Parallax #3. 2021. oil, acrylic, spray paint on canvas over panel. 61 x 55 inches
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STAND. 2021. Tire, crutch, helmet, handlebars, security camera, zip ties. 56 x 31 x 20 inches
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MiT#154. 2021. oil, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. 58 x 44 inches
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WEB. 2021. motorcycle exhausts, netting, plastic joints, duct tape, bungy cord, helmet, fake security camera, disco ball. dimensions variable
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MiT#134 (Instrumentum Regni - pink). 2020. oil, acrylic, spray paint, tea, coffee, wine, motor oil, rubber, marker pen, patch, sticker, leather glove, denim, plastic tape, metal ornament skull, on canvas. 72 x 96 inches
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MiT#135 (Cura Annonae - yellow). 2020. oil, acrylic, spray paint, tea, coffee, wine, motor oil, rubber, marker pen, patch, sticker, leather glove, denim, plastic tape, metal ornament skull, security camera on canvas. 72 x 96 inches
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MiT#132 (Panem et Circenses - magenta). 2020. oil, acrylic, spray paint, tea, coffee, wine, motor oil, rubber, marker pen, patch, sticker, leather glove, plastic tape, metal ornament skull, on canvas. 72 x 96 inches
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MiT#133 (PAX - teal). 2020. oil, acrylic, spray paint, tea, coffee, wine, motor oil, rubber, marker pen, patch, sticker, leather glove, denim, plastic tape, metal ornament skull, on canvas. 72 x 96 inches
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Reader. 2021. shelf, books. 15.5 x 12 x 12 inches
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MiT#155. 2021. oil, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. 54.5 x 44 inches
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MiT#131.2. 2020. oil, acrylic, motor oil, tea, enamel, patches, badge, metal ornament skull, plastic tape, leather glove on canvas. 68 x 60 inches
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MiT#130. 2020. oil, spray paint, marker, motor oil, tea on canvas. 51 x 44 inches
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MiT#129. 2020. oil, spray paint, on canvas. 48 x 40 inches
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MiT#128. 2020. oil, acrylic, spray paint, sticker, plastic tape, patch, metal skull, tea, motor oil. 70 x 60 inches
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MiT#127. 2020. oil, spray paint, patch on canvas. 60 x 50 inches
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MiT#103.3. 2020. oil, acrylic, patches, iPod Nano, reflector, leather glove, metal skull pendant, denim, badge on canvas. 72 x 60 inches
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Screamer. 2021. plastic skull, electric horn. 6.5 x 3 x 4 inches
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MiT#119. 2020. oil, acrylic, motor oil, tea, enamel, patches, badge, metal ornament skull, plastic tape, goggles, leather glove, pillowcase, stencil, on canvas. 96 x 84 inches
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Mark of presence - Shirt. 2020. photograph
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Mark of presence - Cup. 2020. photograph
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Mark of presence - Disc. 2020. photograph
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Mark of presence - Boot. 2020. photograph
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MiT#126. 2020. oil, plastic, denim, clasp, metal skull, flag badge on canvas. 60 x 50 inches
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Jackanory. 2020. oil, acrylic, spray paint, collage on canvas. 68 x 68 inches (variable). Each canvas 12 x 12 inches
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MiT#118. 2020. oil, acrylic, spray paint, patches, badges, canvas on fabric. 72 x 102 inches
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MiT#114. 2020. oil, acrylic, motor oil, tea, enamel, patches, badge, metal ornament skull, plastic tape, leather glove on canvas. 84 x 66 inches
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MiT#108.2. 2020. oil, acrylic, enamel, patches, badge. 60 x 48 inches
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MiT#115. 2020. oil, acrylic, motor oil, tea, enamel, patches, badge on canvas. 44 x 40 inches
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MiT#116. 2020. oil, acrylic, motor oil, tea, enamel, patches, badge, on canvas. 44 x 40 inches
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MiT#138. 2021. oil on canvas. 7 x 5 inches
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MiT#139. 2021. oil on canvas. 14 x 11 inches
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MiT#141. 2021. oil on canvas. 14 x 11 inches
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MiT#142. 2021. oil on canvas. 14 x 11 inches
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MiT#143. 2021. oil on canvas. 24 x 18 inches
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MiT#136. 2021. oil on canvas. 14 x 11 inches
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MiT#137. 2021. oil on canvas. 14 x 11 inches
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MiT#101.2. 2020. Oil, acrylic, patches, iPod nano, reflector, metal skull pendant, denim, smiley face badge. 70 x 50 inches
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MiT#122. 2020. oil, patches, on canvas. 96 x 94 inches
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MiT#123. 2020. oil on canvas. 96 x 94 inches
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MiT#125. 2020. oil and spray-paint on canvas. 48 x 60 inches
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MiT#91.2. 2019. oil, acrylic, patch and enamel on canvas over panel. 60 x 60 inches
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MiT#85.2. 2019. oil, acrylic, enamel, patches on canvas over panel. 60 x 60 inches
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MiT#107. 2019. oil, enamel, fabric, patches, on canvas over panel. 72 x 60 inches
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MiT#120 (flowers). 2020. oil on canvas over panel. 60 x 48 inches, with upper right section removed
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MiT#121. 2020. oil, spray paint on canvas over panel. 60 x 20 inches
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FewCrew Painting. 2020. Oil, enamel, badge on canvas. 96 x 94 inches. Painted by Max Presneill, Speedo, Cornfed and Lil Bro.
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MiT#112. 2020. oil, enamel, patch, badges, marker on canvas. 30 x 24 inches
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MiT#110. 2020. oil, acrylic, enamel, patch, badge, metal ornament skull on canvas. 22 x 20 inches
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MiT#111. 2020. oil, acrylic, enamel, motor oil, patch, badge, metal ornament skull on canvas. 22 x 20 inches
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