Degradation 2 2010/15
acrylic paint / canvas 75 x 100 cms 29.5 x 39.3"
PB.12.10.10.12
acrylic paint / canvas 75 x 100 cms 29.5 x 39.3"
PB.12.10.10.12
The series of paintings 'Degradation' was created after the rapid and profound mental deterioration of some friends as a result of Alzheimer's disease. |
References
Prather, Maria
Willem de Kooning: Paintings
Essays by David Sylvester, Richard Shiff. Catalogue by Marla Prather
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994
Prather, Maria
Willem de Kooning: Paintings
Essays by David Sylvester, Richard Shiff. Catalogue by Marla Prather
National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994
Fornazzari, L.R.
Preserved painting creativity in an artist with Alzheimer's disease
European Journal of Neurology, vol. 12, issue 6, p's 419-424, june 2005