This 48"x65" painting was a result of searching for direction with my skeletal studies. I used acrylic and latex enamel house paint on canvas. I turned to the emotional, dramatic imagery seen in the book from Versailles. Also evident in this painting is the influence of Elizabeth Murray. The way she works with, and features cartoon type shapes sticks with me. It's much harder to create simplistic types of shapes in a composition than it looks! I tend to overwork them. I also, tried to push the negative space in this painting. The title comes from the Neville Brothers song,"Can't Stop the Funk". I like the merging of cultural influences in their work, which I thought was in unison with this painting.
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