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An exhibition of paintings by Pop Surrealism/New Contemporary artist Michael A. Evans is being featured at the SWAG��Ƶ’s Biddeford Campus Center through Oct. 29.

Evans’ works, created in acrylic paints and mixed media, represent a unique style that he has dubbed “Rubberhose Surrealism.” Using the style of cartooning that originated in the 1930s called “Rubberhose,” most notably pioneered by artist Max Fleischer, Rubberhose animation emphasizes a sense of fluidity, marked by flowing curves that lack typical skeletal structure and articulation.

“Cartoons are my art of choice because of its layman’s stance in art,” said Evans. “It’s a form of art that everyone has a familiarity with. Thus, you can convey various ideas and concepts to a wider group of people.”

Evans, who names his influencers as Joe Coleman, Hieronymus Bosch, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Junko Mizuno, as well as jazz, hip-hop, and street art, says that his work represents “the human tendency to stumble into vice due to our inability to see life as a surreal state of existential absurdity.”

The exhibit is free and open to the public. Masks are required indoors for all visitors to SWAG��Ƶ’s campuses. The Campus Center is located at 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, Maine. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, contact Diane Noble by email at dbmn27@maine.rr.com or phone (207-284-6394).