
Deluge of emotions as twisting Christs compromise for our carnivorous existence in a cinema of onlookers
2014
A turbulent and visceral composition, Whittaker layers oil, acrylic, china, marker, and paper collage onto wood panel to conjure a chaotic swarm of contorted Christ-like figures writhing beneath the weight of collective human guilt. The work implicates the viewer directly, casting them as passive spectators in a cinematic theater of suffering, complicit in the violence and consumption that defines modern existence. Raw and confrontational, the piece collapses sacred iconography into a frenzied meditation on sacrifice, appetite, and moral compromise.
- Medium
- oil, acrylic, china, marker and paper collage on wood panel
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
October 4, 2018
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