MJ Torrecampo

New York Academy of Art

Two for One Tuesdays, 2019
oil on canvas, 56 x 36 inches

Tell us about the work that you have submitted.
Two for One Tuesdays represents a short period of living in Tupelo, Mississippi, and the act of drinking as an excuse for the gathering of an unlikely group. Arms reach for one another, a drink, or a phone in a moment that lasts as long as there's more beer.

How would you describe your studio practice?
Painting is a constant internal dialogue. I pick at my own memories and choose from interactions and relationships I previously glossed over but need to be dissected or resolved. Besides a scribbled composition, there is no roadmap to the final image.

What themes regularly resurface in your work?
I'm interested in the relationship between people and the simultaneity of camaraderie and division within a group. It's an investigation of the group dynamics of my own community: a closer look at the relationships we maintain and its complications.

Website | www.mjtorrecampo.com
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