YOUR ORIGIN STORY (gutter 01, 2017), VISIT (2014), SWIMMER (2016) A theme I visit from time to time in my work is the idea of a conversation between myself and a mentor or a father figure. YOUR ORIGIN STORY (gutter 01, 2017), VISIT (2014), and SWIMMER (2016) are very different examples of what can result depending on the formal logic I am working with at the time. YOUR ORIGIN STORY deconstructs narrative painting to suggest an "allover" interpretation of a story about sexual conquest and propagation. VISIT and SWIMMER are closer to mental snapshots than to a narrative. I thought of myself as seeking the counsel of a wiser person than myself, whose specific identity is malleable. #frankjstockton #gutterpainting #truebelievers https://www.instagram.com/p/BmybVKWh1-9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=b4fz84gv2uwa















