Hurling into the Television Set is an Accident
oil on canvas
36″ x 48″
2021

Snake Staff Moses
Oil on cardboard
6 x 15
2021

Body Brace
oil on paper
8.5″ x 11″
2021

Boulder
oil on paper
8.5″ x 11″
2021

John Payiavlas’ interests lies in the origin of meaning — how the world manifests itself through structures and how the constant refinement of these structures defines history. While they might suggest a sense of completeness, his work Hurling into the Television Set is an Accident engages with the cracks and nonsensical character of these structures. Growing up around abandoned industrial places, Payiavlas explores how humans move within these structures to reveal the absurdity of how this world is organized. 

John Payiavlas’ work appears in Retro/Intro.