Tala Madani makes some of the funniest, saddest and most beautiful paintings I've ever seen. She is currently showing work that she made during a residency at Artpace in San Antonio entitled Light and Suicide Paintings.
She talks of deskilling, yet her handling of the paint is a study in confidence. It is that confidence that allows the viewer to move beyond the material presence of the work, albeit stunning, and open up to the uncomfortable crossroads of humor and pain gracing these pictures.
Her animations, which there is one of in the show at Artpace, are also gross and fantastic.
Last chance to see it! It closes on May 19.
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