There has apparently never been an r/arthistory thread about Fritz Scholder, so I thought I'd start one.
This Hyperallergic article about a retrospective of Scholder's paintings offers a good overview of his work.
There has apparently never been an r/arthistory thread about Fritz Scholder, so I thought I'd start one.
This Hyperallergic article about a retrospective of Scholder's paintings offers a good overview of his work.
Glad to see something about Scholder. He was a big influence on one my most favorite American artists: T.C. Cannon.
Big fan of this guy. I’ve seen his work at the Booth Western Art museum. His work has a lingering effect. Definitely deserves more recognition.
I just thought of him and searched at the topic of this page and yeah, he's never been the subject of an r/arthistory thread.
Which is why we're here.
I guess the narrative about him is that he combined his Native American heritage with a pop art sensibility to interrogate stereotypes and archetypes of Native Americans. Which is true. But there's also a haunting, expressionist, sometimes grotesque side of his work, especially the sculpture Future Clone and paintings like this:
https://preview.redd.it/6kyfu7crvu8g1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=318dfebd37d2f5daf1729effccb119970978f8ec
Thanks for the introduction! They certainly grab you.
You're welcome.
A very interesting artist. When I was a child, my parents had a poster of this piece on their wall and it's one of those images that's always stuck with me.
https://preview.redd.it/19xfhnnxvu8g1.jpeg?width=2013&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=44bf70699f8dceba1631d2f5cb579764d391d8b4
Wow. I love this - thank you for posting.
Glad to see him getting some attention. My favorite artist!