Their Refinement of the Decline, oil on canvas, 48 x 60 inches
Michael Kerbow is an artist based in San Francisco who works in a variety of mediums including painting, assemblage, drawing and digital photography. Of particular note are his large oil and acrylic paintings that depict surreal and at times nightmarish visions of the future, where industry and human development has grown without regulation or care for the environment.
Kerbow shares via email:
My work explores the way in which we engage with our surroundings and the possible consequences our actions have upon the world in which we live. Through my work I attempt to question the rationale of our choices, and try to reveal the dichotomy that may exist between what we desire and what we manifest. Recently my work has focused upon the mechanisms that power our society and examines how they may influence the construct for a possible future.
Their Refinement of the Decline, detail
Diminishing Returns, oil on canvas, 48 × 60 inches
Diminishing Returns, detail
Witching Hour, acrylic on paper, 34 × 42.5 inches
A New Religion, oil on canvas, 40 x 30 inches
Hollow Pursuits, acrylic on canvas, 54 × 54 inches
Fool’s Gold, oil on canvas, 60 × 48 inches
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