"Chola"  2 x 4 ft oil paint on canvas. Jan 10, 2008  Click painting to zoom in

Already the focus of much attention and controversy, Lipsky's "Chola" is grabbing the attention of

art collectors and enthusiasts from around the world.  Finished on Jan 10, 2008, this oil painting

 demonstrates a major turning point in Lipsky's artistic development.   His transition from drawing

with pastels to oil paints is the first noticeable step.  He embraces the paints and wields them with a confidence that begins to rival some of his earlier drawings in pastels.

The simplified composition also represents a new direction for Lipsky. Still holding true to his

abstract narrative style in the top left corner, Lipsky draws into the paint an image of a Keith

Haring'esque dog.  The dog's name is Chola and he chases a toy. Haring is called out here

because of Lipsky's great grandparent's tradition of making pickled herring on the streets of their

homeland.  Similarly to Piera Dela Francesca, Lipsky utilizes a duality of the picture plain, albeit

not through geometry but through texture and concept. 

One can also see influences of Mexican desert landscape thoughout most of this piece. Lipsky

maintains that the image in the bottom left is the equivalent to a thought bubble, often found in

comics. This cactus looking shape with deep, scribbly, scriptive lines drawn into the wet paint is

meant to bring a 4th dimension to the piece...a dimension not found in any other piece. The black

lines which turn into a graffit tag are mopped on creating a path for the eye to dip and weave

horizontaly and vertically across the entire picture plain.

Lipsky claims, "The attitude of this piece repsresents the Chola subculture's rage. This piece

changes everything for me. I plan to make several more paintings based on the issues and

concepts "Chola" is digging up for me"

Not for sale.  Contact me if you'd like a limited edition giclee.