Cara Ober’s saturated paintings, full of contrasts and quick turns, are painfully delightful. Her works are a magpie’s nest of logos, images, and harmonious painterly color swatches that project a cracked mirror of disjointed narrative full of whispered secrets, hardy jokes and guilty pleasures. Utilizing the homegirl rhetorical signage of a twenty first century suburban all American commoner, Ober mixes loutish pop culture with oddball utterance, then generously ladles on dandyish high art formulas dosed with humor and nostalgia. In this way her work plays art school dress-up while acting out real life. When done, it is ready for a poetic night out on the town, giggling tipsy and divine, chronicling her generations awkward staggering towards some inky questionable but always hopeful future.
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