Waterloo 144" X 120" alkyd resin/canvas 2004
In a new twist The Shark returns to the big screen, hence the scene of his earlier cinematic triumphs, however this time not as the scenery chewing rock star that first propelled him to fame in The Jaws Series, but now, in a new, more sensitive role as Carcharodon Carcharias Peinture Extraordinaire; revealing himself to be even more of a complex, misunderstood creature than previously thought. Thus, stupefying pelagic scientists who up until now had not stopped to consider The Shark's abilities in the arena of oil painting, effortlessly employing -not without a certain amount of formal rigor, the (to paraphrase Jed Perl) "hell-bent fury of oil painting" -in terms of sheer plastic invention as it plays out in an array, a conflation, of guises and conceits.....
The Sharks paintings play a major role in the suprisingly dark, Woody Allenesque film The Breakup -opening June 2. The Breakup was shot here in Chicago, stars Jennifer Anniston, Vince Vaughn, The Fabulous Judy Davis, amongst others.....
The Shark discusses this and more in this weeks Time Out Chicago.
The Shark discusses this and more in this weeks Time Out Chicago.
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