Boofing In The Devil’s Triangle 

Curator: Woah. This… this is something else. "Boofing In The Devil’s Triangle" by Dave Macdowell, crafted with acrylic paint. The sheer audacity of it all grabs you right away, doesn't it? Editor: It does. At first glance, I see a satirical take on a Madonna and Child iconography. Except, instead of the tender Virgin Mary, we have... this woman. The child is, quite literally, a little devil. Curator: And both are weeping! The mother is pouring a beer, Budweiser specifically, into a solo cup. What's that saying, "Bad beer for bad people"? Or is she nursing the little devil? The colors are almost garish, but it kinda works. Like a fever dream after a very long night. Editor: Yes, a complete inversion. The beer functions as a kind of corrupting ambrosia, the opposite of divine nourishment. Tattoos that say "BEER" and "FUBAR" cover the child. And the neon glow of the “Budweiser” sign in the background, functioning as a halo. There’s something darkly humorous about appropriating such sacred imagery to talk about, well, whatever this is. Curator: Maybe it's a comment on excess? On…dare I say…cultural decadence? The artist's bio calls him a portraitist, and these figures definitely come across like caricatures, even as they recall religious painting styles. The artist is exploring something relevant today, maybe he is critiquing something awful that many of us see in modern American life. Editor: Exactly! The halos and Madonna-like pose reference tradition, while the caricatured faces, cheap beer, and crude tattoos drag the whole thing into the present—and into the realm of the absurd. The artist uses recognizable symbols and then distorts them, causing us to pause and reflect on their original meaning, compared to today. The weeping indicates real anguish, underneath all of the fun. Curator: Maybe its dark humor masks something serious? A sadness, even? Either way, "Boofing in the Devil's Triangle" certainly isn't something you easily forget. Editor: A compelling collision of high and low culture, that's for sure.