Dana
Schutz
Tapestry
2005, dyed wool
212.5 x 1 x 245 cm |
Translating
her expressionistic style of painting into a homespun tapestry,
Dana Schutz proves to be a master of colour and composition.
Her visceral brushwork is sanitised as flat shapes and pantone
hues, and focuses the impetus of her narrative on the purity
of its design. Dana Schutz’s carpet acts as both fictional
tableau and object of kitsch fetish, a plausible craft project
by one of her painted characters. In this work, Dana Schutz
renders her befuddled musician with her trademark gawky glory.
With his pop eyes, purple skin, pigeon toes, and hunchback,
her rug becomes a compelling site of discomforting leisure.
Drawing from the trippy fashion of the seventies, Schutz weaves
her own décor product, reconstituting her zany brand
of surreal horror as a monstrosity of lifestyle design. |