Interlocutor Interviews PODCAST ~ Vonn Cummings Sumner

Horse and Rider, 2023. Oil on canvas, 48 x 65 in.

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An interview with artist Vonn Cummings Sumner about his visual takes on the iconic cartoon character Krazy Kat, from George Herriman's wildly weird and wonderful newspaper comic strip that ran from 1913 to 1944 and influenced countless artists working in many styles. Sumner currently has a solo show called Second Nature at Washington DC's Morton Fine Art, which is his second show at the gallery featuring Krazy Kat works.

The gallery writes, "Sumner returns to the wandering, curious avatar with Second Nature, escorting the titular figure through newly verdant, water-pooled landscapes, open spaces and art historical-coded landscapes, longing for escape and a reconnection with nature. Genderless and endlessly depicted, Krazy Kat stands in for 'everyman,' but rarely has their roaming path seemed to follow a strange inner voice that might be its own, but also Sumner’s—raising the question 'who’s following who?' as both go about a grand tour of references, past and present.

Second Nature will be on display through April 8, 2023.

VIEW SOME OF THE ARTIST’S KRAZY KAT WORKS discussed in this episode:

2020 FUN HA, oil on canvas, 36"x58.25"

Kat Hole, 2023. Oil on panel, 18 x 18 in.

Krazy Storm (after Giorgione), 2023. Oil on panel, 24 x 18 in.

Krazy Pumpkin, 2022. Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 in.

River Bather, 2023. Acrylic on paper, 22.5 x 30.25 in.

Melancholy Kat, 2022. Oil on panel, 18 x 18 in.

Cave Kat #2. Oil on panel, 12 x 12 in.

Ignatz Was Here. Oil on panel, 12 x 12 in.

Tag. Oil on panel, 12 x 12 in.

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All images courtesy of Morton Fine Art and the artist