Beautifully crafted and elegantly presented, Appleton‘s new artworks are a powerful and provocative visual meditation on living with diabetes. On view through Sunday at Chelsea’s handsome Sims Contemporary Gallery are works from two new series: “A New Hero Emerges” and “Little Girl Blue.”
The image pictured above, “Son Rise,” — rendered with acrylic paint and mixed media — features the Tin Man, a symbol of perseverance, courage and hope for the artist who has been living with Type 1 diabetes since childhood. Just as the Tin Man can’t live without oil, a diabetic cannot live without insulin. Both carry on!
What follows are several more images captured from both series — “A New Hero Emerges” and “Little Girl Blue” — at this past Thursday’s spirited exhibition opening:
“Toto Has a Day Job,” Acrylic paint, mixed media in museum glass — from the series “A New Hero Emerges”
“The Third Man,” Acrylic paint, mixed media, repurposed oak — from the series “A New Hero Emerges”
“Someone to Watch Over Me,” Acrylic paint and mixed media — from the series “A New Hero Emerges”
“Untitled,” Mixed media — from the series “Little Girl Blue” — with a message to children living with diabetes to be fearless and confident
“Untitled,” Mixed media — from the series “Little Girl Blue”
The artist and activist, Appleton, beneath “Toto Has a Day Job” from his “A New Hero Emerges” series and the stirring mixed media work — pictured above — from his “Little Girl Blue” series
The exhibition featuring these two new series — in addition to several compelling photographs — remains on view through Sunday, November 16 — at Sims Contemporary Gallery. Located at 509 W 23 Street in Chelsea, it is open daily 11-5pm.
Photos: Lois Stavsky and Tara Murray
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