An Erogenous Zone in the Cultural Corridor
Aaron Sheppard has a complex. Well, a few of them. But on this warm and breezy mid-May day, while he is in the beginning stages of his latest mural, “705 Erogenous Zone,” the artist was worried about putting his suggestive work on three very public walls in a low-income, Latino and black community in the […]
The 705 Erogenous Zone: Art Installation by Aaron Sheppard
THE 705 EROGENOUS ZONE by Aaron Sheppard is an art installation that has transformed The 705 (previously the Veteran of Foreign Wars Building) located at 705 Las Vegas Boulevard North, across the street from the Neon Museum in Las Vegas. THE 705 EROGENOUS ZONE is a vibrant homage to the incredible arts and cultural institutions located in […]
Bend Your Mind With Aaron Sheppard
Fragmenting static ideas of sexuality and gender identity, he uses his own body and image as subject repeatedly. Aaron layers this syntax with motifs from diverse sources including 20th century art, erotica, literature, mythology, popular culture, folktales and religion. The oeuvre may be seen as delightfully exhibitionist because it is constantly seems engaged in the […]
Freedom and Fluidity: The Art of Aaron Sheppard
These are inarguably sensitive times. Reality swims in a turbulent fluidity. A misstep in labels or language is a grave error, even when the rules are being written and rewritten in real time — but somewhere there’s gotta be a moment where poetic ambiguity can safely flow. In artist Aaron Sheppard’s statement for his exhibit […]
