Ethan Hopfer Artist Statement work in progress

My artwork is an extension of my inner child. It refuses to grow up, play nice, or be appropriate. Continually challenging the established art aesthetic I use humor to address social and political issues. Whether it be print, sculpture, paint or digital media levity is paramount in my work. We are surrounded by so much doom and gloom that if we can't laugh at it there is no way to survive. Evil corporations, lying politicians and mass media all cry out to me to be knocked back in their place.