“Somewhere between pessimism and optimism, each artist uses the power of raw energy that comes to life through the use of their materials and subject matter. There is a dark presence in which one can find a sort of punk rock attitude and a certain disregard for traditional modes of painting and sculpture – anti-art, if you will. This group exhibition presents a focus on the romantic and the notion of “Bad Painting” in three varying, yet connected, idealized realities depicted in painting and sculpture.”
https://miergallery.com/aidas-bareikis-kim-dorland-bill-saylor-2016-2/
“But what is perhaps most indicative of Dorland’s trademark style is a seemingly post-punk aesthetic”
https://www.artsy.net/show/beers-london-kim-dorland-terror-management-theory