Kim Farbota
OVER COCKTAILS!
Artist Statement
This abstract expressionist piece chases the party zeitgeist of contemporary
Joshua Tree. The phrase "Over Drinks" is taken here to signify a weariness of alcohol's ubiquity, with the reveler instead opting for a more varied substance diet. Depicted molecular structures include psilocybin, LSD, cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, and 2CB. The borrowed dog is one of many free-roaming canine companions always present at desert gatherings, happily lending their services of love and solidarity to such partygoers as may need them.
The basic shape of the dog references a couple of instances of dog depictions in Basquiat's work, rendering our pet here twice borrowed.
Temple of the Borrowed Dog, 2023