Slasher Series

In this series of oil paintings I am exploring the archetypal nature of contemporary horror movie icons.  By placing these characters from our current fictional mythology into compositions taken from classical artists like William Adolf Bouguereau, Diego Velasquez and Jean-Leon Gerome, I am examining the nature of the Boogeyman archetype, and how it is recycled repetitively throughout the mythologies of history.  Additionally, I simply find it ridiculous and silly to think of these gruesome figures, often associated with fear (or in sme cases cheesy cornball oneliners), depicted in such a classical manner usually reserved for individuals or stories of great importance.