Mike Egan is a painter from Pittsburgh, PA. A former funeral director, his paintings are meditations on life, death and religion. The German Expressionists, stained glass windows, Halloween, Southern folk art, funeral homes, horror films, music, lowbrow art, outsider art and religious icons are some of the sources of inspiration he cites. Clearly, this is exactly my cup of tea. I'm sure you've also noticed with your eyeballs his pop art aesthetic that does well to balance out the otherwise creepy elements of his work.
I've been a fan for years and after missing his first show in Austin at Yard Dog I wasn't about to miss the opening of his newest show, The Death of 1977. On the drive to Yard Dog I happily realized I've had Timber Timbre's Creep on Creepin On stuck in the cd player (yes i still use those) for a good week and that it was the perfect soundtrack to a Mike Egan focused night. Yard Dog's proprietors agreed and Timber Timbre's skeletal compositions provided the aural backdrop to a great night of cheap beer and paintings of literal skeletons. The show continues at Yard Dog through October 9th.
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