Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Mike Lash - LIES FOR LEO LIES FOR US
‘Elephants are afraid of mice.’
‘Rabbits like carrots best.’
‘The earth is round.’
‘The sky is blue.’
‘This is a green balloon.’
From myth to philosophy, New York artist Mike Lash recorded a series of ‘lies’ (mainly composed of common-world perceptions) his neighbour Tim told his son Leo. Lash then created a series of oil paintings and a book called ‘Lies for Leo’ based on them, portraying the fact that adults pass on their half-truths (which eventually turned into lies) to their children.
source: think-silly
galeriedujour
intuoutsiderart
mikesmuseum.net
“I make stuff, mostly stuff that has no real reason to exist, but now, they do exist. Sometimes people like them. I hope you like them.”
