Boogie Man, 2006, 2006
About The Work
One of Barnaby Furnas's first experiments with printmaking, the Boogie Man etching uses the vibrant fluidity characteristic of his oil and watercolor paintings. Sketched-out in broad strokes, the form of a presumed bogeyman explodes in firework-like eruptions of fantastic and gory colors, playing out a child's cathartic revenge fantasy on the monstrous, terrorizing figure. By combining the strategies of cartooning with the decadence of high art, Furnas flirts with abstraction and design, entrenching his hyper-contemporary scenes in historical tradition.
About Barnaby Furnas
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Four color etching with aquatint and monoprint.
25.00 x 20.50 in
63.5 x 52.1 cm
Edition of 40
Signed and numbered by the artist.
PRICE:
$4,000
About The Work
One of Barnaby Furnas's first experiments with printmaking, the Boogie Man etching uses the vibrant fluidity characteristic of his oil and watercolor paintings. Sketched-out in broad strokes, the form of a presumed bogeyman explodes in firework-like eruptions of fantastic and gory colors, playing out a child's cathartic revenge fantasy on the monstrous, terrorizing figure. By combining the strategies of cartooning with the decadence of high art, Furnas flirts with abstraction and design, entrenching his hyper-contemporary scenes in historical tradition.
About Barnaby Furnas
From The Magazine
- News & Events: Everything You Need to Know About Last Week's Day Sales
- Interviews & Features: Barnaby Furnas on His New Paintings of Celestial Battles, and the Allure of Quaker Mysticism
- Interviews & Features: Artist Margaret Lee on Finding Delicious Subversion in the Produce Aisle
- Interviews & Features: Dealer Marianne Boesky on Remaking Her Gallery, and Learning From the Last Art-Market Crash
- Art 101: 10 of the Most Influential MFA Programs in the World
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