Refrigerator Art of The Month Club

Month 6

Refrigerator Art of the Month Club

This month our artists expressed themselves using washable neon finger paints. The artistic renderings from this painting session are made even more valuable due to the rarity of this experience since the “establishment” (i.e. parental unit) seldom chooses to expose the artists to this medium (“washable” is apparently a relative term in the world of finger paint).

Masters Adam and Seth Wargo attack their palette.

September 27, 2010

Adam Bucaria Wargo

Master Wargo used this painting session to explore the intricacies of the world of racing. Note the significance of his choice to use finger paints to depict the race track. With the use of his hands he boldly confronts skeptics who may assert that auto racing, as a sport, is not valid because of the almost total reliance on machine. By Master Adam’s use of his own hands to trace the track, he symbolically reminds the viewer of the way that a driver and his car come together in one seamless unit so that even the car becomes an extension of the body. Through this he makes an even broader commentary on the relationship between man and machine in today’s society. He has, appropriately titled his offerings this month “The Race Track” and “The Big Spinout.” For further insights into the influences behind Master Adam’s work, interested viewers should watch the “Cars” movie and check out several books about auto racing from the children’s section of the library.

Seth David Wargo

Master Seth approached the medium of finger paint by focusing on the tactical and sensory experience rather than depicting a specific image. His selections for this month should therefore be viewed with this in mind, as a visual representation of the feel of thick paint between ones fingers and (on occasion) toes. The use of thick finger strokes and blending of color allows the viewer to almost participate in the experience themselves, a synesthesia of the senses if you will, with the visual pathway created by his art leading to an almost tactile experience. Although his feet were not used in the creation of this artwork, Master Seth was nevertheless able to experience the paint with other appendages. Master Seth had this to say about his paintings: ummm Blue! ummm Green!