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Exhibitions

THE WORK OF T. J. AHEARN, SHOWN AT THE
"2ND BIENNIAL ''ARTISTS OF ART SALON'' EXHIBITION" EXHIBITION

T. J. AHEARN HAS PRESENTED AT THE FOLLOWING ART SALON:
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MEDIUMS EXPLORED:
Collage

ARTISTS STATEMENT
TJ Ahearn lives and works in Miami. Ahearn attended School of Visual Arts in New York as well as both the University of Miami BFA Program and Miami Dade Fine Arts Program. The collages by Ahearn are meticulously crafted imagery hand cut, primarily from vintage and contemporary magazines. Ahearn creates imaginary environments through the inventive layering and juxtaposition of both banal and pop culture visual elements. The collages on view are from the artist's JUKEBOX series, wherein all imagery is pasted directly onto the back of vintage LP jackets, which also enclose the original vinyl.

"The music spanning the Sixties and Seventies in particular, represents a dynamic shift in the cultural strata of western civilization and beyond. Rock and Roll the prevailing musical genre signifying that era remains embedded in our contemporary society -- to the point of banality, as it is often co-opted for TV advertising and mass media. The evocative, imaginary scenes in the collage works are ignited by the spark of the music's intent and flavor -- reflections on concepts of Utopianism, spirituality, gender and identity themes, ecology, war resistance and other issues that continue to be relevant today."

The work of TJ AHEARN has been exhibited and is in many prestigious collections in the U.S. and abroad and have been exhibited at museums, galleries and art fairs internationally.

T. J. AHEARN'S ARTWORK