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.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

April, 2012

One of my pieces, Riddle 8.0 which is a biographical abstract on the life of Irving Berlin, was selected for the Memory Play exhibition at the Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery. It will be shown from October through Decemeber, 2012. I was very happy to hear one of my works has been chosen for the Theater Center.