Josh Macphee
I discovered Josh Macphee’s work 2 months ago when I had an assignment for my Chicano Art Studies class with David Avalos. We had a research paper to write about the Prison Nation series in the CSUSM library. Josh Macphee’s work was featured in the library among other talented artists. Although this work does not fall into the category of book art or graphic art, it is similar to the work of other artists we have studied in the class (such as street artists). The thing I love most about his work is that he is really making a statement with every piece. They are all politically charged in some aspect. There is an art to presenting concepts of injustice and other horrible things occurring in societies around the world. He presents these concepts with grace because his work is so well thought out. His color choices, representations, text, fonts, and compositions all work together to form beautiful creations. He has his work up all over the internet, not only for aesthetic pleasure, but to spread the word on topics he believes are important, and not talked enough about in general. I am thinking about purchasing some of his silk screen prints for my house. His work is original and thoughtful.
