"This piece is part of a series of fourteen 11â€x 17†illustrations that all share a similar boarder of text. I then used the same boarded in a 18â€x24†illustration and a 60’ x 15’ mural. I’m planning on showing all the originals together at a gallery, but I want to release the prints first. I like using text as cross hatching in my pieces so that from a distance it appears as shading and bolder shapes, but when you look at it close you can decipher more elaborate symbolism. Like most of my work, "Cracked" has to do with duality. In this piece my ought self slowly crumbles as my ideal self becomes free." - Gats
