The Lost Soul of Human Hamburger
Acrylic and ink on canvas dropcloth — 40 x 60 inches
A cautionary picture-narrative, a tale of the dangers of being consumed by ideas and things we know are not good for us, and detrimental to our mental constitution. Even if we are not fully conscious of it, we constantly play with and test our own fate. Regardless of whether we know what it is, it is there, waiting…
Vapors
Acrylic and ink on canvas dropcloth — 40 x 60 inches
An appreciation and respect for the dead, and the acceptance of death is linked to the soul in the spiritual realm, and to objects and symbols in the physical realm. Ritual combines both, on micro/macro levels, and in the personal/inter-personal. Life and living are glorious, and yet we are in a continual act of living/dying. This may all sound quite morbid, but in essence can be incredibly uplifting. This realization gives our living-life meaning and purpose. The fire inside your soul drives your existence, at any level of consciousness, any level of spirituality, and any state of being. Your life is yours and affects everyone else. Be a good person. Do the right thing. Let the fight and fire inside you be a guiding light for you and everyone that loves you. So enough of the flowery, mushy shit… I LOVE this painting and HATE this painting, yet it is all I have, for now.
Ronald Mo Donald Searching for the Source of Evil Amongst the Fury of the Earth
Acrylic and ink on canvas dropcloth — 40 x 60 inches
This is yet another cautionary, apocalyptic vision and warning, if we continue to repeat the same mistakes as we have in the past. We always learn after it is too late.
ZEEROH
Acrylic and ink on canvas dropcloth — 36 x 36 inches
When yo' down and out, and wear a frown, REMEMBER — you're not the only clown in town. Crack yo' head, like a yolk — your brains will spill, a laughing joke! But keep yo' wits without a doubt, you'll be the sharpest, IN and OUT.
Kewpie Quip
Acrylic and ink on canvas dropcloth — 40 x 60 inches
Inspired by a vintage, art-deco style image showing an amalgamated human-pig sitting atop a crescent moon, at twilight, amongst the stars and planets. The human-pig is both antagonist and protagonist, largely unaware of its own fate, yet content on savoring in the gluttony of its own ways and existence, amongst the destruction of everything around it.
Botas Likqur
Acrylic and ink on canvas dropcloth — 36 x 36 inches
When I was eight, I had a date. Faire they be — but much too old for me. Whilst my loins did sing, I tweaked my thing! From beneath, but out of reach… In my mind, my mother yelled, "You'll go blind, be done — and turn into a skeleton!"
Schuetz's work is an amalgamated, apocalyptic vision — delivered in ridiculous, bold, unique and comedic ways. Influenced by comic books, cartoons, old movie posters, TV- music videos the works combine experiences of love, destruction, loss, hope, and renewal. These works are designed to deliver an acidic and humorous message to the world.
The vibrant paintings are mutated variants of American and Japanese sub-pop culture, focusing on unfinished business, family legacies, and cultural heritage, "ghosts of ancestors," where spirits of the dead influence the living. These topics are explored through ritual stories, intergenerational trauma, suggesting ancestral echoes that shape present lives.
The use of raw, unstretched, drop-cloth canvas, along with the frenetic energy of action painting, help to create a sense of urgency and impulsive energy. Poetic phrases and words, like call-outs, expand the visual impact of the works.
Tempus Erit.