Overcast 18
Date
2007
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
96 x 108 inches
Reminiscent of the WWII battles he often drew as a child, for a period in the mid-2000s Chwast obsessively painted elaborate scenes of air warfare, replete with with planes, parachutes, and men.
“At first glance, the war patterns are pretty, like flowery wallpaper. At a second look, we discover the piles of dead bodies, smashed planes, and explosions behind the pattern and texture.”
— Paula Scher