Artist Mike Macfeat is a teller of lies, and a teller of truths, a trickster messing with politics, ideas and images. True to his interest in muddying the line between fact and fiction, his most recent solo exhibit, Bar Sinister, at Tiger Strikes Asteroid (the show closed April 29, 2012), looked mainly like an abstract painting show in glorious colors with text or images subtly embedded, but all the “paintings” came out of a computer. The faux paintings give a hint of his wicked sense of humor. Underneath that gruff exterior lurks a tender soul. He’s coming up in next Monday’s podcast interview, and here’s a sample of what he has to say:
