Schroeder Romero
637 West 27th Street, Suite B, 212-630-0722
Chelsea
March 2 - April 8, 2006
Reception: Thursday, March 2, 6 - 8 PM
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ROYALLY FUCKED! is a new series of large-scale oil pastel works on paper. Weaver’s source material begins with theatrical photo sessions of models and friends. Using these photographs in collages, Weaver masterfully executes labor intensive drawings of a gothic orgy of ornament and excess chronicling the rise and fall of Western 21st century aristocracy. Carnal scenes unfold within obsessively drawn hyper-baroque dioramas; hedonistic interiors drip with drama and detail. The guilty pleasures of vulgarity and revenge collide with the agony and the ecstasy of opulence. Welcome to the wicked world of the ROYALLY FUCKED!