31. Gary Aagaard

Gary Aagaard has a weird way of attracking me to his art. Social realism is clearly his thing, and he potrays these images with great talent and execution. He reveals social issues and adds his sense of humor. As an artist he is talented and has passion, which makes his works remarkable, but as my personal opinon, thats all he has; his style of art is not something I would put up on my walls. (NOT AT ALL BASHING HIM AS AN ARTIST)

Aagaard work has appeared numerously in such notable publications as The Village Voice, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Philadelphia Weekly, Barrons and many others. He also did twelve potraits of African American writers, which appeared on stamps. He has also illustrated a couple of childrens books, the first was Emily and the Ostriches, in 1995.




The most interesting of his works, is Grange Gangsta Gothic, which is the image below. Its the little details that make you laugh. Pigs which are normally stand off-ish, unless you have food, is standing really close to the man, sqwealing. But what really gets me is the nose and tounge ring, WOW!. The pig reminds me of the rebellious teen. As a whole the picture doesn't go well together, but thats the humor in his work. The old man is a goofy looking man.