Ed Janzen
Good Dog Bad Dog
June 4–July 10, 2010

Good Dog Bad Dog features a paired set of mixed media video installations by Kingsville artist and longtime Artcite alumnus Ed Janzen.

“The use of dogs as metaphor of the human condition has a long history in art. More specifically to this exhibition I was most interested in issues of pluralism vs. polarization, for the dog is a diverse being – at one time exemplifying all the best human traits, such as loyalty, dedication, unconditional love, obedience; at another, the most deplorable ones, such as viciousness, filth, disgust.”

Cross-cultural opinions of dogs vary from “man’s best friend” to pariah. By extension, in human encounters, the “other” is often judged in terms of good or of evil; trusted or feared. Through video, installation and the hybridization of familiar dog/human cultural artifacts, these works occupy the space between the two poles.