Vivienne Shark LeWitt
‘If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?’, 2008
Vivienne Shark LeWitt’s meticulous figurative compositions are painted in a restrained style that is the perfect vehicle for her satirical subjects. The references in the works are derived from popular culture, religious and mythological iconography, modern literature and art theory, but they are always portrayed in personal terms. LeWitt’s genius is her intuitive understanding of the human psyche: we recognise ourselves in these pictures and empathise with her portrayal of humanity. At the same time, the pictures are satirical comments; spaces in which social norms we usually take for granted appear both peculiar and arbitrary.
- Artist / Maker
- Vivienne Shark LeWitt (1956)
- Creation Date
- 2008
- Collection
- University Art Collection
- Subjects
- Art and Design - Paintings
- Materials used
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
(H x W x D) - canvas 86.5 x 76.2 cm
- Credit line
- The University of Melbourne Art Collection. Purchased by the Ian Potter Museum of Art, 2008
- Accession number
- 2008.0003.000.000
- Copyright
- © Courtesy of the artist and Anna Schwartz Gallery Request Access
