The extensive oeuvre of the American painter Carroll Dunham has infused the discussion about representation versus abstraction with new life, at the same time pointing to a number of directions in 20th-century painting such as surrealism, action painting, abstract painting and pop art. His unusual, original colour compositions and independent use of forms and materials have had a significant influence on artists like Fred Tomaselli and Mathew Ritchie. In Dunham's works, pictorial elements reminiscent of cartoons became recognizable details in his work as early as the beginning of the eighties. Later, Dunham turned to larger formats, painting bodily shapes; repulsive-looking, hairy and resembling tumours, teeth or lips, in Expressionist colours and with an impressive painterly quality. More recently, his pictures have become distinctly more figurative and show caricature-like male and female figures. Buildings, planets and boats also feature in Dunham's pictures. This text looks at the range of his work.
- ISBN10 3775712151
- ISBN13 9783775712156
- Publish Date 30 October 2002
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 1 August 2023
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Hatje Cantz
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English