Dain Q. Gore
Artist Statement
Both my paintings and puppetry are generally colorful, surreal and narrative in nature. My"INGS" are art object, puppet-like creations of painted, cut and assembled foam core, so named for thINGS that are do-ING and be-ING. I’m deeply inspired by depicting half-remembered myths of my childhood, mashed-up homages to moments and characters from podcasts and pop culture, and mis-remembered dreams. My wandering love of color, pattern and funky fantasy and spontaneity–my “Magpie Aesthetic”-- shows up in my hobbies, too: I've been painting fantasy/sci-fi gaming minis since 1988, and I recently won awards at GenCon and Warhammer’s Everchosen and have work in several collections.
I also enjoy video and board gaming of all kinds, love to sing New Wave songs in karaoke, and cooking deluxe ramen.
Bio
Dain Q. Gore is a college art instructor, painter and puppeteer. He received his MFA from ASU in 2009 and has taught at Phoenix College since 2010. Dain has shown his art all over the world, including Himeji, Japan, the 798 District in Beijing, China and Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He also makes and performs with puppets, most often at the Great Arizona Puppet Theater with Tommy Cannon and at the award-winning Drive-In Puppet Slams during 2020. His puppetry is generally sassy, and his paintings are much like his puppets.