{"product_id":"mark-grotjahn-skulls-2016-2023-9781961883055","title":"Mark Grotjahn: Skulls: 2016-2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA painterly meditation on corporality and mentality, infused with Post-Impressionist influences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2016, American painter Mark Grotjahn (born 1968) began a series of intimately scaled, thickly impastoed skulls. Made with brushes rather than his historically favored palette knife, these paintings affirm the influence of Post-Impressionists on the artist. After 15 years of \u003ci\u003eFace Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e and more than 100 \u003ci\u003eMask Sculptures\u003c\/i\u003e, Grotjahn has stripped back the disguise and the skin and arrived at the 22 bones that structure the human visage. By introducing a symbol of life's inevitable end into his visual vocabulary, Grotjahn sets his sights on his own corporeality. As a result, the \u003ci\u003eSkulls\u003c\/i\u003e are his most intimate paintings to date.\u003cbr\u003eThis catalog presents the entirety of his series, alongside a singular essay by Alison M. Gingeras in which she posits that the skull is the origin of portraiture, charting the motif's emergence throughout art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Grotjahn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Karma, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.42h x 9.53w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961883055","brand":"Karma, New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43834471121033,"sku":"9781961883055","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9824d129-2c94-4b96-b8ed-8ba71f87a169.jpg?v=1743487790","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/mark-grotjahn-skulls-2016-2023-9781961883055","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}