Joey Monsoon: Painting

The latest work from one of DAF’s favourites Joey  Monsoon. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Monsoon fell in love with drawing heroes and characters as a child and has never stopped.  Monsoon’s work is influenced by the work of Egon Schiele, Barry McGee, and Doze Green, among others.

My figures and portraits hover somewhere between reality and myth. Their worldly weariness is revealed through a dream-like lens. They are not so much portraits of people as they are portraits of emotional triumphs and failures. We don’t always know their stories, yet in our gut we know how they feel.” (from Lindsay Gallery)

To see more of Joey Monsoon’s work, visit JoeyMonsoon.com.

Joey Monsoon: Painting

See You © Joey Monsoon

Joey  Monsoon is a self-taught artist from Columbus, Ohio. He was raised in the suburbs by a single-father, with the help of comic books and cable television. His work depicts the folk heroes of a personal mythology. He is influenced by the work of Egon Schiele, Barry McGee, Futura, Doze Green, Joseph Campbell and Mike Tyson.   He loves his wife, his dogs, the music of Clutch and the ghost of Bill Hicks. (from Lift Gallery)

To see more of Joey Monsoon’s work, visit JoeyMonsoon.com.