Pat Hobaugh: Satire on Historical and Contemporary Culture

Reflecting on the past year, as we’ve all experienced more isolation and separation from friends, family, and co-workers, I feel objects have become more important than ever to form our self and collective identities. They have helped us survive and stay sane. These objects range from the action figures of our youths to the sweets we just bought at the store to the mementos we picked up to remember a favorite vacation. They are reminders of what we’ve accomplished and what we hope to do in the future. These things that I arrange on a table by concept, color, and sizes in different compositions are Us, and that’s what I want to paint - our time, our record, our donuts.