{"id":414,"date":"2015-02-04T19:48:26","date_gmt":"2015-02-04T19:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devgallery.cah.ucf.edu\/?p=414"},"modified":"2015-06-05T19:51:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T19:51:13","slug":"artist-talk-will-cotton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/2015\/02\/04\/artist-talk-will-cotton\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Talk: Will Cotton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui-gen12\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.willcotton.com\/\" rel=\"external\">Will Cotton<\/a> is a New York City painter known for his surreal candy landscapes. His most recognizable work is his collaboration in Katy Perry&#8217;s &#8220;California Gurls&#8221; music video, in which Perry frolics in Candyfornia, a paradise of cupcakes and lollipops.<\/p>\n<p>Cotton\u2019s work speaks of addiction and temptation, and an adult hedonism that no amount of sugar coating can mask. &#8220;Candy,&#8221; he says, &#8220;is the most universal metaphor for all pleasure-seeking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cotton is currently an artist in residence at UCF\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/flyinghorse.cah.ucf.edu\/\">Flying Horse Editions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more about the artist, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.willcotton.com\/\" rel=\"external\">www.willcotton.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-414 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/2015\/02\/04\/artist-talk-will-cotton\/attachment\/3078\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-415\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-125x125.jpg 125w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-415'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Deferred Promise of Complete Satisfaction by Will Cotton, 2014, oil on linen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/2015\/02\/04\/artist-talk-will-cotton\/3078b\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-416\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-125x125.jpg 125w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/gallery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2015\/06\/3078b-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-416'>\n\t\t\t\tMeringue by Will Cotton, 2014, oil on linen\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Cotton is a New York City painter known for his surreal candy landscapes. 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