Carlton Mellick 2 - Biographical Abstracts

Each work is a riddle. Cryptically depicting a persons life through clues and codes. I challenge the viewer to determine the subject of each work. I first came up with the idea of a 'biographical abstract' about 12 years ago but could not produce the look I felt was needed. Then being heavily influenced by the works of Jean Michel Basquiat, I brought the elements together and began producing a series of these paintings. Riddle 4.0 is fairly easy. Scroll down for clues. Answer is at the bottom.

Monday, January 30, 2012

January, 2012

I have completed eight works in the initial Biographical Abstract series. I will begin work on larger, 48" x 48" x 2", next month. Some of the subjects of these works are not household names. The intent is for the riddle to be difficult to solve althought these early pieces are relatively easy.