Albino
- Artist
- Dana Schutz
- Date
- 2002
- Style
- Neo-expressionism
- Genre
- Portrait
"Albino" is a striking portrait that blends realistic detail with Neo-expressionism, capturing the essence of a dog with distinctive coat qualities. The painting emphasizes the genetic complexities behind coat colors, patterns, textures, and lengths, illustrating how the expression of specific alleles influences physical variations. The artist skillfully highlights the nuances of canine genetics, such as homozygous and heterozygous gene loci, revealing the intricate biological foundation of coat diversity. Through vivid brushwork and layered imagery, "Albino" explores themes of identity, heredity, and the unique traits shaped by the dog's genetic inheritance.
Related artworks
- Blacksmith Munechika, helped by a fox spirit, forging the blade Little Fox by Ogata Gekko
- The Drunkenness of Silenus by Charles-Andre van Loo (Carle van Loo)
- Night Window by Charles Blackman
- Magdalen and Two Angels by Guercino
- Death Comes To Us All by Dana Schutz
- Feelings by Dana Schutz
- Crucifixion by Guercino
- The welder by Stanley Pinker
- Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria by Guercino
- Sleeping by John Everett Millais