Oil on canvas.
24x30"
Who's a good boy? Make Mommy proud!
An absurdist, playful commentary on the pressure that can motivate parents and children to compete and succeed, and the idea that children are proxies for their parents' unachieved goals, viewing kids as "pets" to be trained and used for the vicarious success of the parents.
Through my paintings, I explore themes of competition, identity, and the emotional toll that this pressure can take on both parents and children.
Oil on canvas, gallery wrap, framing options available. 30" x 24" x 1.5" - 2023
manVshadow - Michael E. Voss Fine Art
I am a painter, printmaker and draftsman based in the Waukegan, IL . My works have been widely exhibited nationally and collected internationally.
My work is inspired by nature, urban spaces’ scale and reflectivity, inner journeys, absurdities, and working people. I am also influenced by the old masters, the innovation of contemporary artists, and the realms of mythology and psychology.
I channel subconscious imagery from within, to shed light not only upon often-obscured beauty and truth, but also to challenge accepted falsehoods, injustices, intolerance, and inequity.
While I was formally trained in the sight/size realism technique, I thrive on experimentation, including building my own tools to help me execute new ideas.
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