The Incurable Disorder

New Works by Elizabeth McGrath

December 15, 2007 – January 5, 2008

at Billy Shire Fine Arts 5790 Washington Blvd. Culver City CA 90232 ph: 323.297.0600 web: www.billyshirefinearts.com

Artist Statement: Los Angeles-born artist Liz McGrath has always had an eye for the strange beauty in the grotesqueries of life; this appreciation is nowhere more evident than in her new works. Inspired by the relationship between the natural world and the detritus of consumer culture, she brings forth a new cavalcade of creatures from the darker corners of the streets, the city, the imagination: Leading the pack comes ‘Deerhouse’, a delicate, upholstery-covered deer who carries a furnished Victorian Painted Lady on its back, complete with fine china. Then comes ‘The Buffalo’, a life-sized burlap-covered buffalo head balancing a luxury liner cruise ship. It is this melancholy interaction between man-made status symbols and suffering specimens of nature that make up the Incurable Disorder.

It is, of course, Christmas time once again. If carefully manicured shop fronts and carols in November don’t make you feel warm and fuzzy inside, perhaps you should come see what Liz McGrath can do with your childhood sentimentalism: A live installation piece, “Sinister Christmas” comes complete with head-banging reindeer, a nocturnal take on Mr. Claus in all his nightmarish glory, as well his naughty little helpers with their poisoned candy cane kisses. Drenched in black velvety dreamscapes and dripping rhinestone razorblades, Mcgrath’s Christmas makes it clear why your parents made you stay in bed when Santa was around.

More work by Elizabeth McGrath at: http://www.lizmcgrath.com Miss Derringer at: http://www.myspace.com/missderringer —

Also the songstress check out Miss Derringer’s new video “Black Tears”, the 2-D version available here: http://www.myspace.com/missderringer