Artist Biography
As an “anti-conformist” and a “bad boy” of painting, Peter Saul mingles beauty and savagery, romance and ugliness in works that disarm the viewer. Drawing on imagery from popular culture and utilizing brash colors to confuse and agitate, Saul accentuates the violent and vulgar nature of representation. He has a taste for narration and buffoonery. Saul made prints for the first time at Shark’s in November 2002. He used his fine drawing skill and high-keyed color to create three lithographs: Self Portrait with Haircut, Modern Home, and Origins of Captain Marvel.
Selected Collections: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Mons, Belgium; Musee National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France; Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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