{"product_id":"mark-grotjahn-skulls-2016-2023-9781961883055","title":"Mark Grotjahn: Skulls: 2016-2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA painterly meditation on corporality and mentality, infused with Post-Impressionist influences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eFace Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e and more than 100 \u003ci\u003eMask Sculptures\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eSkulls\u003c\/i\u003e are his most intimate paintings to date.\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karma, New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199650627858,"sku":"9781961883055","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8f2a89ec-ae65-4a5a-a66f-1f2a6829e2d2.jpg?v=1744881242","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mark-grotjahn-skulls-2016-2023-9781961883055","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}