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Artist Information:
Douglas Cason As Zepeda
Houston, TX
United States
Member Since: Oct 2005
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Artist Statement:
words on Zepeda





Where does the responsibility
lie for the loss of youthful
innocence? We exist in a
society that corrupts through
in-your-face advertising and
commercials pushing sex in
subtle and often flagrant
ways. Our society is obsessed
with sex, but we dangerously
repress this, accepting
televised violence instead of
televised breasts. My works
are centered in the blurred
middle ground where precarious
innocence meets sinister
sexuality, gendered power
gives way to submission, and
forced perspective becomes a
vantage point.

How far is too far?



The girls I depict are older
than adolescent but their eyes
convey lingering immaturity.
Their childlike veneer is
juxtaposed with sexual
representations, pushing the
boundaries of traditional
interpretations of childish
innocence. Originally a
portrayal of women's feelings
about their sexuality and the
adjacent male exploitation, my
work has been shifting to a
bolder expression of power.



For the show If you use your
imagination, big things can
fit in small places , a series
of boxes chronicled the story
of a perverse older man taking
advantage of a young woman.
The more absurd his acts, the
more the viewer is disturbed
by the girl's inability to
control her situation. Midway
through the ...

Further Information
Artist Exhibitions:
Education



2006 MFA Painting ,
University of Houston

1995 BFA , University of
Texas at Austin



Selected Solo Exhibitions

2007 Magnificent Obsession,
Irvine Valley College , Irvine
, California

2006 MFA Thesis Exhibition,
Blaffer Gallery, Houston ,
Texas

2006 Small Things in Large
Spaces, Projex Gallery,
Houston, Texas

2005 Encasement:ARTcrawl,
Maripolski Lofts, Houston ,
Texas

...

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Douglas Cason As Zepeda's Free Artist Portfolio

Welcome to Douglas Cason As Zepeda's Portfolio. Browse Zepeda's body of work: words on Zepeda





Where does the responsibility lie for the loss of youthful innocence? We exist in a society that corrupts through in-your-face advertising and commercials pushing sex in subtle and often flagrant ways. Our society is obsessed with sex, but we dangerously repress this, accepting televised violence instead of televised breasts. My works are centered in the blurred middle ground where precarious innocence meets sinister sexuality, gendered power gives way to submission, and forced perspective becomes a vantage point.

How far is too far?



The girls I depict are older than adolescent but their eyes convey lingering ...
Douglas Cason As Zepeda, tee tee teal, 2005, Other
tee tee teal
, 2005
Undefined Medium,
11 x 12 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 600
Douglas Cason As Zepeda, pee pee periwinkle, 2005, Other
pee pee periwinkle
, 2005
Undefined Medium,
13 x 13 X 2 inches
Price: US$ 600
Douglas Cason As Zepeda, untitled, 2004, Painting Oil
untitled
, 2004
Oil Painting,
9 x 21 X 1 inches
Availability: Sold
Douglas Cason As Zepeda, untitled, 2004, Drawing Pencil
untitled
, 2004
Pencil Drawing,
9 x 14 inches
Price: US$ 375


Douglas Cason As's Art Links:
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/z/zepeda
http://www.dougcason.com

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