Artist #6
George Tooker
The magic realist and social realist painter, George Tooker, definitely intrigues me. I love films like
Amélie and
Midnight in Paris where, despite that the setting in both films appears realist contemporary, have an inherit magical element or quality. Tooker's paintings are the same. My favorite is the last image I posted of the old woman and her young reflection. I also am amazed by the intense eeriness evident in his paintings, a true anxiety and uneasiness.
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| George Tooker. Government Bureau. Egg Tempera. 1956. |
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| George Tooker. The Subway. Egg Tempera. 1950. |
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| George Tooker. Egg Tempera. |
Recommended to me by
Jessica Plattner.
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