John Tottenham

The Indifferent Sublime, 2014

John Tottenham, who regularly graces Artillery’s pages with his near orgasmic wit and verbal subterfuge, is a fantastic artist, though in typical self-deprecating style, he might in fact tell you otherwise. “The Indifferent Sublime” is, well, truly sublime, especially the strangely unpopulated drawings of what appear to be empty mining towns in the old west punctuated by typical Tottenham aphorisms like “failure is definitely an option,” and “kill me with kindness, then just kill me.” Despite their sarcasm, and perhaps indirect opposition to Tottenham’s intentions, these drawings are downright heartbreaking ( and I mean that in the very best sense of the word!)

 

 –Eve Wood

Maloney Fine Art
John Tottenham:
“The Indifferent Sublime”
2680 South La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90034
June 14 – July 3, 2014