Alex Foxton - 'Frankenstein' serigraph 2001

This captivating screen print by Alex Foxton is part of a series from 2001 titled "Frankenstein". This beautiful artwork on vellum paper, signed and numbered "20/25" in pencil, is a rare piece that will appeal to collectors and contemporary art enthusiasts. It references a character from a painting by Caravaggio. In perfect condition. Dimensions: 50 X 70 cm (approximately 19.7 X 27.6 inches). Alex Foxton's works have been exhibited in galleries such as Perrotin, Derouillon, Sprüth Magers, Kapp Kapp, as well as at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami, the Air Project Art Gallery, and Art Brussels. His painting revisits traditional images of masculinity, deconstructing their archetypes and revealing their complexity and ambiguity. Alex Foxton explores the personal history and humanity of the heroes or mythical figures that populate our Western culture, painting a new narrative in the hollow of the well-known history. The characters depicted are elongated, torn between a calm face and an expressive, twisted or ecstatic body, highlighting the tension of each character. Alex attempts to rid himself of the objective and dominant gaze that shapes these virile masculine figures in order to reveal an embodied vision and to give rise to a desire for these bodies. His universe is akin to those of Jean Cocteau, David Hockney, and Luke Edward Hall.