The painter Ellen Altfest engulfs her canvases with hyperreal, cropped intimate objects, a house plant and the male, nude figure. We will be taking a close look at her work, “The Back.”
Image Credit
https://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/ellen_altfest.htm
Other works highlighted in this podcast episode include
Image Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://www.metuseum.org/en/art/collection/search/435702
Image Credit: Chuck Close website
http://chuckclose.com/
Resources for this episode include the Saatchi Gallery (www.saatchigallery.com) Metropolitan Museum of Art (www.metmuseum.org), writer Jennifer Higgie, and the art historian Dr. Robert Atkins.