CRAIG WADDELL

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The kinetic resonance of Waddell¹s portraits reflects his experimental approach to current work and an emergent dynamism when compared to earlier portraits and landscapes.

The furtive energy released by J.C the Chocolate Monster is enhanced by the dramatic red background which barely contains the torso and limb.

Viewers are left to speculate as to the erotic overtones or the violent undertones of the image because the absence of the mouth and chocolate leave subtextual analysis undetermined.

Tathra Witherow 2005

J. C. Chocolate Monster 

2005  oil on canvas  140 x 160 cm