Paul Kroner: Box News
The corrugated box has become an ever-present symbol of our capitalistic society. Since the pandemic, they are even more prevalent as more and more of us opt to have any and everything delivered to our homes. Our garbage bins overflow with the detritus of our consumer culture.
At the same time, the insatiable 24/7 news cycle bombards us with an endless parade of talking heads promoting the big lie and other rubbish meant to attract eyeballs like flies to rotting garbage. So-called "leaders" of one of our major political parties litter the airwaves with their thinly veiled racist, misogynistic, xenophobic propaganda non-stop on Fox News, talk radio, and other conspiracy-related outlets.
Their black-and-white view of the world aims to return us to the monochromatic past, where men were men, women were women, white was right, and the hell with everyone else. It is hard to avoid them, as they seem to be everywhere and multiplying like the boxes on the doorsteps of our homes.
This series, "BOX NEWS," captures just some of these aspiring autocrats and bombastic blowhards in black-and-white on a "canvas" befitting their subjects: an empty and discarded box destined for the trash bin of history.
Artist Bio
Paul Kroner is a Cincinnati artist and gallery owner who moves fluidly from one medium to another. His work spans from figurative to abstract, 2D to 3D, and analog to digital. At the heart of Paul's work is a desire to find the intersection of art and design and to create a visual narrative that invites the viewer to be an integral part of the story. His work is in private collections nationally and internationally and has been in numerous galleries and solo and group exhibits in New England and the Midwest.
