The Uncanny
December 15th, 2021 - February 15th, 2022
When the familiar becomes unfamiliar, we call it uncanny. That is to say, when something almost satisfies our brain’s search for human likeness, but falls short by a small margin, we experience a characteristic sense of unease at the sight of it. This is our understanding of what it is about realistic androids and almost-perfect-but-not-quite CGI that makes our skin crawl, and it stems from Freudian theory surrounding the German word “unheimlich.” Freud tells us that the unheimlich, or unhomely, is our experience when confronted with something that is like home to us, but is made wrong somehow. How do you incorporate the unheimlich, or uncanny, into your artwork? Does your work illicit a visceral reaction from the viewer, or traverse the boundary between perfect and imperfect human likeness?
A Thin Line, Packing tape image transfer on canvas board, 12in x 16in, 2020, $150 - Anna Nichol Stutsman, San Fransisco, California
Gemini, Packing tape image transfer on canvas board, 10in x 20in, 2020, $150 - Anna Nichol Stutsman, San Fransisco, California
Relax, 10in x 10in, Pen and ink, acrylic paint, digital paint on hand painted board, 2021, $800 - Allan Linder, Norwalk, Connecticut
Look Pretty, Acrylic on panel, 5in x 7in, 2019, $150.00 - Annika Ringle, Lowell, Arkansas
Unhome, Charcoal and pastel on handmade paper, 9in x 12in, 2021, $200 - Anya Benninger, Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
Devour This Metallic Flesh, 24in x 24in, Digital rendering, 2020, $100 nft; $250 print - Ben Schoenkase, Parker, Texas
Evidence of Digital Sickness, Dimensions: 24in x 24in, Material: Digital rendering, Year: 2020, Price: $100 nft; $250 print - Ben Schoenkase, Parker, Texas
LION/ESS, Acrylic on canvas, 24in x 30in, 2021, $350 - Carol Blum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Did We Ever Seen Each Other Clearly?, Mixed media, 30in x 9in, 2021, $175 - Casey Wolhar, Knoxville, Tennessee
Centered #13, Techspression, 16in x 20in, 2013, $275 - Charles Seaton, San Diego, California
Tell Me, Collage/ Painting, 50cm x 50cm, 2021, 380 Euro - Claudia Six, Vienna, Austria
Sun In My Sales, Photography print, Hahnemühle Bamboo Fine Art Paper, 100cm x 100cm, 2021, $1400 - Dasha Pears, Helsinki, Finland
Blue and Buzzing Introspection, Gouache, ink, charcoal, and wax pencil on paper, 28in x 29in, 2019, $500 - Denise Ayers, Newport, Kentucky
Wonder, Digital rendering, 28in x 34in, Layered, digital transparency, resin, double insulated window, 2021, $750 - David Miller, Louisville, Kentucky
EGO, Acrylic, oil pastel, air-dry clay on canvas, 40in x 40in, 2021, $150.00 - DeShaun Walker, Atlanta, Georgia
Upscending Rapunzel-Monday, Pencil and ink on paper, 25cm x 39cm, 2021, NFS - Dida Papalexandrou, Athens, Greece
Coterminous, Oils on a hexagonal canvas, 6 inch sides (12in measured vertex to vertex), 2021, $280 - Diane Morley, Dayton, Ohio
Joyride, Pigment ink on paper, 30in x 24in, 2021, $675 - Don Bergland, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Denial, Digital Collage, 30cm x 30cm, 2021, $100 - Elzbieta Zdunek, Berlin, Germany
Endgame, Digital Collage, 30cm x 30cm, 2021, $100 - Elzbieta Zdunek, Berlin, Germany
Scanner, Oil on wood panel, 7in x 9in, 2021, $440 - Hector Acuna, Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Songs From the Wasteland, 76cm x 64cm, Acrylic and blow torch on board, 2021, 1000 Euros - Frank Boyce, Donegal, Ireland
Assimilating, 16in x 12in, Acrylic on marbled mulberry paper affixed to canvas, 2019, $650 - Jane Zich, Fairfax, California
Man Running in Fear (Daytime), 20in x 24in, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, $400 - John Marshall, Oakwood, Ohio
Man Running in Fear (Nighttime), 20in x 24in, Acrylic on canvas, 2021, $400 - John Marshall, Oakwood, Ohio
Navigator, Oil on paper on panel, 13in x 13.5in, 2020, NFS, - Joseph Miller, Buffalo, New York
Cosmic Relief, Giclée print on matte fine art paper, 33cm x 41cm, 2020, $380 - Kevin Kemp, Ontario, Canada
Danse Macabre (Dance of Death), Medium: Textile art, Dimensions: 50in x 43in, Year: 2021, Price: $1500 - Lena Meszaros, Essonne, France
Man Spirit I, Oil on canvas, 30in x 40in, 2019, $1600 - Paula Rozov, Oriental, North Carolina
Man Spirit II, Oil on canvas, 30in x 40in, 2019, $1600 - Paula Rozov, Oriental, North Carolina
Collage #3, Burned paper, wax, 13in x 8in, 2021, $1,200 - Ronald Gonzalez, Johnson City, New York
Searching, Photographic print, 11in x 14 in, Archival Giclée print, 2021, $200 - Loriza LePore, Bennington, Vermont
Can O' Brains, Oil painting, 18in x 24in, 2021, $150 - Samantha Friday, Lewisville, Texas
A-Z, Artificial intelligence digital rendering, 2048 px x 2048 px, 2021, NFS - Sheng Lin, San Jose, California
You Have My Blessing, Mixed media, 48in x 26in, 2014, $3500 - Theresa Moriarty, Detroit, Michigan
Memory Backup, Ink on paper, 150cm x 100cm, 2021, $2900 - Timea Mitroi, Satu Mare, Romania
Morpheme, Photography, 12in x 20in, 2020, $400 - Two-Headed Virgo, St. Petersburg, Florida
Merger, 9.5in x 7in, Rusted metal plate, 2021, $250 - Vitalii Panasiuk, Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Misery, Graphite and charcoal on paper, 18in x 24in, 2021, $1500 - William Baez, Yonkers, New York