The Arts: Nicholas Buffon- Applied Flesh gallery opening

Nicholas Buffon's exhibition's title, "Applied Flesh," is taken from the artists' thesis on performance. Each painting's canvases have been stretched, un-stretched and restretched over the course of working on them. This processes gives his work such a unique texture forming many abstract images.

Honestly, I wasn't impressed with this gallery in general. The small room was over crowded with a bunch of stuffy art snobs. But what else is there to expect I guess? Besides the lousy atmosphere there were a couple pieces that caught my eye.

This first piece was the focal point in the room with the red standing out in the surrounding light green paintings. I enjoyed the impasto strokes and chaotic rhythm within the painting. My attention was first focused on the red gashes but then I noticed the abstract images that surround them.

I really enjoyed the comic aspect of this drawing. However, it didn't really fit in with the rest of the exhibit. One of the guests asked me how many characters do I see. Personally, I see 105. How many do you see?