Dave Forsythe
Dave Forsythe
Artist
Nathaniel Mary Quinn
(born 1977)
Date2019
MediumOil paint, paint stick, gouache, black charcoal, soft pastel, oil pastel on linen canvas stretched over wood panel
Dimensions48 in. × 48 in. × 1 5/8 in. (121.9 × 121.9 × 4.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Jennifer and Matthew Harris, 2019.7
Signedverso, u.r.: Nathaniel M Quinn
Accession number
2019.7
On View
Not on viewLabel TextIn this painting, Nathaniel Mary Quinn distorts his friend Dave Forsythe’s body by replacing his legs with those of Forsythe’s wife. Her legs serve metaphorically as a support and foundation and visually anchor the composition.
Quinn’s portraits never provide a direct representation of the sitters they depict. Each collage—comprised of a mash-up of references sourced from both popular culture and family photos—yields a final work that mixes narratives and histories the same way Quinn mixes drawing and painting materials. The final composite work speaks to the individual complexity of the person he portrays.
Inscribedverso, u.r.: Love Mom / Jesus [three hearts] / 2019
verso, u.r.: "David Forsythe" / Baby-Cakes Studio, LLC / © 2019
