Mark Grotjahn: Skulls 2016-2023
Mark Grotjahn: Skulls 2016-2023 by Mark Grotjahn is a publication from Karma, set to be released in 2024. This edition features 104 pages and is presented in English. The book serves as a painterly meditation on corporality and mentality, showcasing a series of intimately scaled skull paintings that reflect Post-Impressionist influences. Grotjahn’s shift from palette knife to brush in creating these thickly impastoed works marks a significant evolution in his artistic practice, focusing on the essential structure of the human visage.
Readers will find a comprehensive presentation of Grotjahn’s skull series, which he began in 2016, alongside an insightful essay by Alison M. Gingeras. The essay explores the skull as a pivotal motif in the history of portraiture, connecting Grotjahn’s work to broader artistic themes. This catalog not only highlights the artist’s intimate exploration of mortality but also situates his work within the context of art history, making it a valuable resource for those interested in contemporary painting and individual artists.
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A painterly meditation on corporality and mentality, infused with Post-Impressionist influences
In 2016, American painter Mark Grotjahn (born 1968) began a series of intimately scaled, thickly impastoed skulls. Made with brushes rather than his historically favored palette knife, these paintings affirm the influence of Post-Impressionists on the artist. After 15 years of Face Paintings and more than 100 Mask Sculptures, Grotjahn has stripped back the disguise and the skin and arrived at the 22 bones that structure the human visage. By introducing a symbol of life’s inevitable end into his visual vocabulary, Grotjahn sets his sights on his own corporeality. As a result, the Skulls are his most intimate paintings to date.
This catalog presents the entirety of his series, alongside a singular essay by Alison M. Gingeras in which she posits that the skull is the origin of portraiture, charting the motif’s emergence throughout art history.
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