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| Coursing, 1966, acrylic and collage on plexiglas |
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| Trim, 2010, acrylic on linen |
Jim Nutt is a founding member of the Chicago surrealist art movement known as Chicago Imagists, or Hairy Who. His pop culture influence is evident in his work. He often paints fantasy, characters, and political commentary.
In his portraits, he paints expectations of faces instead of actual faces. His faces could be compared to that which a child would draw. He uses mixed media and collage. They could be classified as cartoon versions of people, kind of remind me of Ren and Stimpy. His flat areas of color bring to mind digital versions of paintings.
The shapes of his figures could be compared to John Currin.
These two paintings have over a 40 year span but elements of distortion and strange shapes remain constant.
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