I Love You With My Bronco ❖ β—Ž ❖ β—Ž ❖

I Love You With My Bronco ❖ β—Ž ❖ β—Ž ❖

A large oil painting of red lips, llipstick, and part of a Bronco hangs above a wood console.

DIMENSIONS: 48(h) x 60(w)
MEDIUM:
Oil on Canvas
YEAR:
2017

Simmons', "I Love You With My Bronco," deftly navigates the cultural milieu of the 1980s, delving into the intricate dialectics of consumerism, epochal spirit, and the juxtaposition of masculine and feminine identities. Foremost, the canvas is dominated by the emblematic Bronco logo, emblematic of power, velocity, and virility. This element, set against the fiery red backdrop of an automobile, evokes the quintessential American muscle car ethos, emblematic of the ambitions and yearnings inherent to the 1980s zeitgeist. Counterbalancing this is a meticulous portrayal of a woman, her nails lacquered in a vivid crimson, assiduously applying lipstick of a similar hue, epitomizing both self-assertion and feminist empowerment. Through "I Love You With My Bronco," Simmons offers a poignant critique, shedding light on the often beguiling allure of societal aspirations, revealing them as tantalizing mirages in the vast desert of cultural desire.