Elder’s Play.

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The first time we saw a piece from Jason Bard Yarmosky‘s Elder Kinder series, we were stunned. It was a fall afternoon at Lyons Wier Gallery in Chelsea and Yarmosky’s “Horse Feathers” (part of a group show) hung right near the gallery’s entrance, greeting visitors with its queer playfulness.

The elderly woman’s seemingly surly demeanor matched with the frolicsome motif created a brilliant contrast that made the painting beyond memorable. Once we discovered the rest of the series (close to a year later), we found that this brilliant contrast was no flash in the pan.


"Horse Feathers", 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

“Horse Feathers”, 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

"Whatever It Is, I'm Against It", 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

“Whatever It Is, I’m Against It”, 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

"Ballet", 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

“Ballet”, 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

"Rockabye Baby", 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

“Rockabye Baby”, 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

"Silence", 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

“Silence”, 2012 | Courtesy of Jason Bard Yarmosky.

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