Grin and Bear It
oil on panel
48" x 36"
$1,700
Appropriating nostalgic images from cowboy movies, Jason Cytacki transforms them using layers of both drippy brushwork and detailed passages to literally build and destroy these icons. Through this process, he points to the mythic as well as tragic, nature of these seemingly invincible heroes. Beneath their surface lay doubt, remorse, and vulnerability.