Sammy Bennett 'Smut Pot: Two Birdys'
Drawer 1- Smut Pot: Two Birdys, Acrylic and Screen-Print on paper, 20 x 15 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
Sammy Bennett’s work circles around concepts that deal with gender, identity and body politics as it informs and forms the mediated space of painting. Oscillating between representation and abstraction his unique blend of techniques produces multilayered imagery that is non linear and collage-like. Interested in the divide between public and private, “the domestic and the wild,” Sammy appropriates imagery from both high and low visual culture specifically referencing the history of sexuality in art.
Artist Bio
Sammy Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Born in Michigan (1990), he attended Kendall College of Art and Design and holds a BFA and MFA from Michigan State University with a focus in painting. He was awarded the Stanley and Selma Hollander Graduate Fellowship in Studio Art along with Summer Research Development Fellowships. Bennett has exhibited locally and internationally, including, The Eli and Broad Art Museum, The Centro Villa of Mostoles (Spain), Amos Enos Gallery (Brooklyn), K & P Gallery (New York), International de Graficia (Venice, Italy), CODA Gallery, amongst others.
Drawer 1- Smut Pot: Two Birdys, Acrylic and Screen-Print on paper, 20 x 15 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
Sammy Bennett’s work circles around concepts that deal with gender, identity and body politics as it informs and forms the mediated space of painting. Oscillating between representation and abstraction his unique blend of techniques produces multilayered imagery that is non linear and collage-like. Interested in the divide between public and private, “the domestic and the wild,” Sammy appropriates imagery from both high and low visual culture specifically referencing the history of sexuality in art.
Artist Bio
Sammy Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Born in Michigan (1990), he attended Kendall College of Art and Design and holds a BFA and MFA from Michigan State University with a focus in painting. He was awarded the Stanley and Selma Hollander Graduate Fellowship in Studio Art along with Summer Research Development Fellowships. Bennett has exhibited locally and internationally, including, The Eli and Broad Art Museum, The Centro Villa of Mostoles (Spain), Amos Enos Gallery (Brooklyn), K & P Gallery (New York), International de Graficia (Venice, Italy), CODA Gallery, amongst others.
Drawer 1- Smut Pot: Two Birdys, Acrylic and Screen-Print on paper, 20 x 15 inches, 2020
Artist Statement
Sammy Bennett’s work circles around concepts that deal with gender, identity and body politics as it informs and forms the mediated space of painting. Oscillating between representation and abstraction his unique blend of techniques produces multilayered imagery that is non linear and collage-like. Interested in the divide between public and private, “the domestic and the wild,” Sammy appropriates imagery from both high and low visual culture specifically referencing the history of sexuality in art.
Artist Bio
Sammy Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Born in Michigan (1990), he attended Kendall College of Art and Design and holds a BFA and MFA from Michigan State University with a focus in painting. He was awarded the Stanley and Selma Hollander Graduate Fellowship in Studio Art along with Summer Research Development Fellowships. Bennett has exhibited locally and internationally, including, The Eli and Broad Art Museum, The Centro Villa of Mostoles (Spain), Amos Enos Gallery (Brooklyn), K & P Gallery (New York), International de Graficia (Venice, Italy), CODA Gallery, amongst others.