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Title:RALPH MASSEY Original Gouache on Board Burlesque Show Girl with Birds

Description:RALPH ALLEN MASSEY (b. 1938). Burlesque Show Girl with Birds, 2008 (Artist's title: Masked Lovebirds), 35-1/8" x 24-1/4" gouache on board, signed/dated lower right.
American visual artist Ralph Allen Massey was born in 1938, the exact year when action comic figures such as Superman were just being introduced to the world. The artist now has been pushing the boundaries between popular and ‘high’ art for six decades and has exhibited his work throughout America. While blending popular imagery of sculpture, figurines and lush paintings in an original composition pushing the edges of his paintings into shaped wall sculpture, Massey’s works manipulate and redefine the many familiar icons. Widely known for his tendency to juxtapose contemporary fine art with more comical and playful pieces, the artist has amassed signature appeal amongst popular culture lovers and art collectors alike.
Massey had a show at BG Gallery in Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, California from June 18th to July 11th, 2023. The show, 60 Years of Art was an immersive experience into the ethos of Massey, celebrating his 60 years as a practicing artist. Ralph began his artistic journey after leaving his military service. His work is loaded with the nostalgic play things of his rich history. The exhibit featured a large body of new work as well as a survey of historical works with “offsets”, contemporary highlights with the works that dialogue as a diptych with the historical highlighting aspects as though a magnifying glass from the artist’s reminiscences.

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