Josh Reames — Here We Go Again
Josh Reames — Here We Go Again
4-color process CMYK + 7 spot colors on 160 lb Mohawk Superfine Ultrawhite Cover. Deckled, numbered, and signed by the artist. Printed by POP!NK Editions
30h x 24w inches
Edition of 40
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Louis Buhl & Co. is pleased to present our first print edition with artist Josh Reames, titled Here We Go Again. Employing a variety of dissonant artistic techniques, including trompe l'oeil, graphic design, screen printing, and rudimentary drawing, Reames creates visually intricate paintings. The artist’s work serves as an equalizer of sorts — where images, marks, art historical references, and everyday objects are all leveled alike within the same rectangular boundary.
Josh Reames aligns his understanding of painterly tradition with his interpretation of a contemporary experience that speaks directly to the viewer and seems fitting in the moment of creation. As Reames carves out his own space in the world of contemporary painting, he wittingly nods his head to history, as well. It was while watching John Carpenter’s Escape From LA that Reames was initially inspired to create Here We Go Again. The old-time film brought about thoughts of 90’s action films, and the psychology behind the typical portrayal of the male character as “the badass.” Diving deeper, Reames became particularly interested in exploring how this “badass” portrayal relates to today’s ongoing conversation about masculinity. In Here We Go Again, nostalgia, humor, unease, and the repetition of history were both direct and indirect points of reference for the artist.
“I think [Here We Go Again] relates not only to the larger cultural conversation [about masculinity], but also [masculinity’s portrayal] within painting and art history as the unhinged hero — and how our understanding of that is changing.”
— Josh Reames
