The work of Paul McCarthy investigates the stereotypes and myths surrounding American popular culture, with particular focus on the unconscious effects of media, consumerism and iconography. Dealing with issues such as Hollywood, television, and eroticism, McCarthy’s drawings, films, sculptures, environments and installations stand at the intersection of perception and taboo, lifting the underbelly of American life into the spotlight. In this dynamic lithograph, McCarthy employs his characteristic style of thickly sketched lines and half-drawn forms, combining text, chaotic imagery and smudged ink to create a darkly visceral depiction of society.
Lithograph on BFK Rives paper
48.00 x 34.88 x 1.38 in
121.9 x 88.6 x 3.5 cm
This work is signed.
The work of Paul McCarthy investigates the stereotypes and myths surrounding American popular culture, with particular focus on the unconscious effects of media, consumerism and iconography. Dealing with issues such as Hollywood, television, and eroticism, McCarthy’s drawings, films, sculptures, environments and installations stand at the intersection of perception and taboo, lifting the underbelly of American life into the spotlight. In this dynamic lithograph, McCarthy employs his characteristic style of thickly sketched lines and half-drawn forms, combining text, chaotic imagery and smudged ink to create a darkly visceral depiction of society.
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