A selection of paintings by artist Shane Walsh. Walsh received his MFA from the University of Washington-Seattle. He currently teaches painting and drawing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, splitting his time between his studios in Milwaukee and New York City where he is represented by Asya Geisberg Gallery. Walsh’s paintings borrow from historical abstraction and graphic imagery. Approaching painting as a form of collage, he playfully dissects and reconstructs in order to arrive at a visual language that reflects a wide array of references, techniques, and materials:

“This cut and paste ethos is a direct result of my involvement in the subcultures of the 1990’s. Other influences like xeroxed zines, television motion graphics, and design elements from disco and early graffiti, combine with painterly and geometric Abstraction. With all these elements in my toolbox, I then redirect and choreograph this ensemble on the painting surface, employing a variety of paint handling techniques and charged interactions… by reshaping existing visual codes, I hope to create a customized, reinvented, individualized version of abstraction that is specific to my life experiences and relevant to this time and place.”