Taking inspiration from Billy Childish’s Stuckist movement, Slapstick (2022) discusses the idea of humour in popular culture. Society finds pain funny, misfortune, assault, dreadful accidents. These paintings are a series of nods to moments of slapstick, on the TV and in real life.
Acrylic, house paint, quink ink, pencil crayon and wax crayon on 400mm by 600mm pieces of plywood.
From left to right, top to bottom:
Tribute to Laurel and Hardy
Drinking
The Chase/Tribute to Loony Toons
The Slap
Comedy Event
Nude Stunt Man
Tripping Up
Bump
Jump
Tribute to The Holy Grail
Test
Test
From left to right, top to bottom:
Tribute to Laurel and Hardy
Drinking
The Chase/Tribute to Loony Toons
The Slap
Comedy Event
Nude Stunt Man
Tripping Up
Bump
Jump
Tribute to The Holy Grail
Test
Test