
You can see Ratinoff’s interest in figurative art (primary interest is the head) in these works:
http://www.fishstickusa.com/2006/office_01.jpg http://www.fishstickusa.com/paintings/stainglass/head5.jpg http://www.fishstickusa.com/zonk05/mondrian_face01 http://www.fishstickusa.com/paintings/heads/calm.jpg
Heavily influenced by MirĂ², here are some works where he is creating worlds out of shapes:
http://www.fishstickusa.com/zonk05/machine.jpg http://www.fishstickusa.com/zonk05/tree.jpg http://www.fishstickusa.com/zonk05/faces_01.jpg
His “messier more layered styles” as he refers to them have a foundation in post-modernism:
http://www.fishstickusa.com/2006/stage_01.jpg http://www.fishstickusa.com/2006/america_collage_01.jpg
Scott Ratinoff is also a singer/songwriter and performs under the moniker of Fishstick. Ratinoff writes:
There is no direct relationship between my music and art. But I do both because I always have a desire to create new things…They are valuable to each other because whenever I am in a big rut with one I can always fall back on the other. It’s nice to keep the mind creative while giving a little break to one medium.
Fishstick – Tired Smiles (mp3)
You can see and hear more of his work on his webpage:
http://www.fishstickusa.com/
Also, check out his MySpace site:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=19678177
4 comments:
Fishstick is a GOD! xxxxoo Maria the Belching Lesbian
Oy! That boy is such a mensch!
---Harvey Fierstein
I don't get it. This is not modernist, nor is it postmodern. It is another crappy example of mixed-media-ready-made-slap-it-together talentless stuff that we are all used to seeing. Get a style, take some classes, don't be a narcissist and focus on making quality work that has something to say.
The key word is "sensibility" -- it isn't a declaration of either movement. The author says that the artist comes from a commercial art perspective and that his visual vocabulary is made up of "stuff we are used to seeing" albeit more skillfully done than you give credit.
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