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David Bates | The Katrina Paintings “The Flood,” oil on canvas, 86” x 64”, 2006-07; Collection of Lillian W. and Katherine E. Albritton, Dallas, Texas.  While Bates minimizes the hot-button issue of discrimination by highlighting the individual experiences of the Katrina disaster, he doesn’t altogether avoid it. For instance, the upside-down cross painted on the forehead of the male figure in The Flood hints at a loss of faith, but Bates neither validates nor ignores that sentiment. The strength of the exhibition lies in the artist’s ability to set aside any personal agenda. As a result, he creates a body of work that deals more with universal themes related to humanity than muddy politics.  -“David Bates: The Katrina Paintings” 

David Bates | The Katrina Paintings

“The Flood,” oil on canvas, 86” x 64”, 2006-07; Collection of Lillian W. and Katherine E. Albritton, Dallas, Texas. 

While Bates minimizes the hot-button issue of discrimination by highlighting the individual experiences of the Katrina disaster, he doesn’t altogether avoid it. For instance, the upside-down cross painted on the forehead of the male figure in The Flood hints at a loss of faith, but Bates neither validates nor ignores that sentiment. The strength of the exhibition lies in the artist’s ability to set aside any personal agenda. As a result, he creates a body of work that deals more with universal themes related to humanity than muddy politics.  -“David Bates: The Katrina Paintings” 

July 23, 2012  10:26 am  
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