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Joyce Pensato

The Work of Nat.Brut Artist Joyce Pensato

Brooklyn born artist, Joyce Pensato’s skill for accumulation has become central to her identity and, consequently, her approach to art-making. Mess, dirt, and detritus – these are the properties that are ingrained in the artist’s work. To Pensato, pop culture, it transpires, equates to troublesome histories indicated by soiled physical appearances.

Her large-scale enamel paintings and charcoal drawings mimic the mess of her studio. The faces of her comic-book characters appear through a vigorous blast of layered drips and scratches, mainly in black, white and silver. Her brushstrokes are fierce and unending, often giving the impression of having been sprayed on at great speed.​

Grizzly Bear, “Two Weeks”

Grizzly Bear, “Two Weeks”, from the Veckatimest Album, Live on MTVuk

Grizzly Bear, a Brooklyn, New York rock band,  began as a moniker for songwriter Ed Droste’s music in the early 2000s. Regarding the band’s origins as a solo project, Droste noted, “It was just like doing a little home project, and I thought “oh, this is fun, I’m just going to call this stuff Grizzly Bear. […] Our name was actually just a nickname for an old boyfriend of mine.”

Veckatimest was released in May 2009 and was named “after a tiny, uninhabited island on Cape Cod that the band visited and was inspired by, particularly liking its Native American name.” Upon release the album reached No. 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and met with widespread critical acclaim.

Compared to Yellow House, the band’s 2009 release, Veckatimest is more of an accessible pop record with traditional and electronic instruments mixed with the use of vocal harmonies . Veckatimest made many Top Album lists for 2009 (#1 Wall Street Journal, No. 6 Pitchfork, No. 6 New York Times, No. 8 Time).

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