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It Does Come Easy

By GREG COOK | June 16, 2009

Taylor's point seems to be formal — an exploration of the tension between realism and abstraction and, in turn, the very nature of art. You know: the painting of the earth from space is an illusion, while the physicality thick abstract paint splashed on top seems more real, more present. It looks a bit like David Salle (it's about time he was rediscovered) and recalls cerebral late 1970s/early '80s post-modern gags made by the so-called "Pictures Generation." This kind of stuff, which feels like it's coolly illustrating art theory, doesn't exactly draw me in, but Taylor is smart, thoughtful, and not a bad craftsman, so I expect this is just the beginning of interesting things from him.

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