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Mark Bueno

Boy Meets Girl - Mixed Media

Price $800

Embroidery patches, white denim on wood panel - 24" x 2" x 24"

PHYCH

The term phych (sike), derives from the word psychology. The word is a term used to indicate that whatever the person speaking just said was done so to mess with the listener’s mind, to 'psych' them out, if you will. The word phych, became a part of America’s pop culture in the 1980’s and it’s still used today occasionally when saying a statement or tall tale and then confessing at the end that it was false by saying, “PHYCH!” In this body of work, I have combined the pop culture word, Phych, and a popular board game called, Memory or Concentration, together. The psychology behind the artworks is based on a matching puzzle or game from the Pelmanism principle and is accredited to William Joseph Ennever and Christopher Louis Pelman. The system of memory training was originally constructed for the scientific purpose to study the development of the mind, memory, and personality traits of those who participate. The books published about Pelmanism are basically instruction and introduction manuals on how to become more efficient in memory recollection. The embroidered patches on denim are the medium I selected to reference the1980’s. According to my own memories of the 1980’s, the embroidered patchwork in childhood fashion, the evolution of the Pelman principle called, “The Matching Game”, and the word Phych was on the rise in popularity. The imagery in most of the work has several sets of pairs. By searching for the two images that are alike, you will be actively participating in the Pelman principle. In some other cases, the specific use of each embroidered image as a group may also tell a story. The subtext may be unclear as to whether the work proclaims Truths or False stories. The intent is for the viewer to come up with their own conclusion which circles back to the 1980’s word origin, “PHYCH!” an outrageous visual story that may be proclaimed as false. The combination of storytelling and childhood games from the 1980’s is a wonderful way to share and to recollect those fleeting memories.

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Item Boy Meets Girl
Created by Mark Bueno
As seen in Private Residence, Boulder, CO
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Mark Bueno
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Bachelors in Fine Art with a minor in Art History from University of Texas in San Antonio with a focus in painting and sculpture. Curating at Art + Soul Gallery in Boulder, CO. offering solo exhibitions to local and regional artists.