Product Placement
2006Single piece Signed
Size
80 x 63.00 x 2.00 in
Year
2006
Medium
Paintings
Reference
5b3ea236
'Product Placement,' by George Oswalt, Oil on Canvas, Painting 2006
This 80" x 60" large scale oil painting on canvas by artist George Oswalt depicts a portrait of a young red headed woman. Behind the figure a black starry background with floating items like toys, clothes, and other dream-like objects float in space around her. The artist notes the works satirical commentary on consumerism in America. The woman struggles with the constant cycle of societies preoccupation with consumer goods.
1949 , United States
George Oswalt had his first one-man show in 1974 and since has shown in national and regional exhibitions including group and one-person shows. He received his MFA in 1993 from the University of Oklahoma. He has taught art in both high school and college over a 30-year period. Oswalt wrote an art review for the Oklahoma Gazette for two years and is currently painting full time. He is included in both private and public collections including the Fred Jones Art Museum in Norman, the Goddard in Ardmore the Mabee-Gerrer Museum in Shawnee and the Oklahoma State Museum of Art in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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