Hey Babe, Let's Go Out Tonight; acrylic, oil and paper collage, by local artist Maya Joy
Dimensions: 24" x 36", including frame
"This year marks 10 years since I first worked and joined the gallery as an artist. Revelry was the very first space to ever show my work and the place that cultivated my artistic career, something I never thought I would have. I still remember a quiet day in January of 2016, when I drew my first mountain portrait of David Bowie as Jareth, the Goblin King, shortly after his death. It was a quick sketch on the front desk but the start to a now 85+ collection of original drawings. I have always wanted to create a larger painting to commemorate the beginning and although I have done all my portraits in black and white, I decided to add a pop of color and incorporate my poetry collage work into the portrait as well. During 2020, I created my first poetry book which Mo encouraged me to sell, it was such an important moment of support for me to share something so personal and now the collection includes 12 books. This piece is the first to combine my portrait painting and love for poetry through a collaged poem narrative from David Bowie's lyrics. It's a cohesion of all the creativity I was inspired and supported to make while at Revelry!"
-Maya Joy