Pryor's portrait is here constructed with transcriptions of cuts from his mid-70s standup albums.
There's a Riot Goin' On (installation view)
2014
Exhibition at Freight + Volume, NYC, April-May 2014.
Robin Williams at the Met
2015
Acrylic on linen
72 x 68 inches
A tribute to Williams' standup genius focussing on his 1986 HBO special and album, A Night at the Met. The text is a transcription of the bulk of the concert.
Robin Williams at the Met (detail)
2015
Acryilc on linen
72 x 68 inches
Albuquerque On the Beach (Alone at the Mircrophone)
2014
Acrylic on linen
28 x 22 inches
Neil Young in the Ditch Triology period, from whence these two songs originate.
Karen Carpenter
2014
Acrylic on linen
60 x 48 inches
Portrait of Karen Carpenter in the early 70's using lyrics to four Carpenters classics.
Brian Wilson (I Just Wasn't Made for These Times)
2015
Acrylic on canvas
28 x 22 inches
Van Gogh (Self Portrait 1889)
2015
Acrylic on linen
48 x 42 inches
Inspired by the iconic self portrait and using an excerpt from one of Vincent's letters to Theo, in which he discusses portraiture in general and this painting in particular.
Miles Blues
2016
Acrylic on linen
16 x 12 inches
Once In a Lifetime (Remain In Light)
2015
Acrylic on linen
36 x 36 inches
The lyrics to the Talking Heads' "Once In a Lifetime" form the cover of its parent album, Remain In Light.
Elliott Smith (Happiness)
2015
Acrylic on linen
24 x 24 inches
"What I used to be will pass away, and then you'll see that all I want now is happiness for you and me."
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
2015
Arylic on linen
30 x 40 inches
The first two songs from Village Green Preservation Society are used to create an image based on an outtake photo from the album cover shoot.