Art + Cupcakes = Heaven

This Friday night, May 30th, R. Roberts Gallery and Let Them Eat Cake! (in the Shoppes of Avondale) are teaming up and staying open late to show the works of local artist Jonathan McDermott.

From cupcakes to color planes, Jonathan McDermott crafts art representing the intersection of raw, real life and visual aesthetic appeal. Born in Goshen, NY, McDermott resides in Riverside and calls upon unusual resources to create three-dimensional color planes and abstract architectural forms. His paintings and sculptures utilize locally-found objects, recycled materials, wood, paint, and metal.

“There’s a thin border between fine art and design,” says McDermott. “I use ordinary, everyday objects in unexpected ways. I depersonalize the things I find, that have already been designed, to make pleasing sculpture.

"McDermott’s influences are clear—his work draws from modern and post-modern artists such as Johns, Basquiat, Rothko, Rauschenberg, and Warhol. Drawing on the beauty of the coastal United States, his experience in the military, and his background as a carpenter, however, McDermott’s style is uniquely his own. His paintings and sculptures range from purely aesthetic illustrations of the elements of design to representative abstractions of familiar forms and his sense of humor is undeniably present...."

So stop by, grab a pastry and check out some awesome art!