Dana
Schutz
Twister Mat
2003, Oil on Canvas
214 x 229cm |
In Twister Mat , Schutz sets up a scene of malevolent
intrigue. Using painting as a means to realise impossible
scenarios, where the illogical is celebrated as the function
of imagination, Schutz presents a picnic gone horrifically
awry as pastoral normalcy. Both funny and revolting, Schutz
uses surrealism to delve into primitive desire. Rotting in
believable sun-baked atmosphere, Twister Mat invokes
a carnal familiarity; the monstrous reinvented with a home-spun
comfort. |