Sunday, March 22, 2009

Dottie Attie, painter

Dottie Attie is an American painter who uses the modernist grid other paintings from the art historical canon as points of departure, in order to create relevant works with contemporary messages. For example, above she uses John Copley's "Watson and the Shark" and adds text about Copley's life.  Below, Vermeer's influence is evident. 

Below: Dark panel at upper left reads "FATHER ALWAYS SWORE" and on the right "THEY WERE AS DIFFERENT AS APPLES AND ORANGES." 






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