19. "Dots"

Joshua Hossain Hashemzadeh

[RMSr.2] - Dots

1988 - 2020,

Acrylic paint, resin, glass, & walnut on vintage postcard from Los Angeles

5x6x1.5

Inspired by "Pop" aesthetics, RM.2 - Dots, plays on one's relationship to mass-market imagery.

"I hope you don't think," a phrase taken from the postcard's original sender in 1988, poses sardonic language that conjures allusions of mistrust, assertiveness, and denial. Such narratives the artist maintains are intrinsically linked to the lore of corporate culture and consumerism. A reality that becomes rearticulated and questioned when exploring the early infrastructures of Web.3

Although intimate in size this artwork's composition draws reference from various motifs throughout the 20th-century. This layered art object projects allusions to some of the artist's creative inspirations such as Roy Lichtenstein, Lee Ufan, and On Kawara. As the elements of this work overlap in layers of resin, they create a melody of eclectic approaches to painterly mark-making.

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