Tom Otterness - Educating the Rich

Tom Otterness (b. 1952) Educating the Rich, 1993 Hard-ground etching with drypoint on deckle edge paper Initialed and numbered in pencil, lower margin From the edition of 25 Published by Brooke Alexander Gallery, NY 10.75 × 11 in. each Presented in 1.5” width blackened oil finish walnut wood frames.  The artwork is floating on a warm white cotton rag platform and shadowbox fitted with museum glass. Otterness's sculptures of small plump figures with cylindrical limbs and round heads resemble the Pillsbury Doughboy or Michelin Tire Man. They seem humorous, but on close examination are really spiced with malevolence. Otterness believes art is a force to change society and so presents a critical review of the follies of human behavior---of politics, relations between men and women, and the destruction of the environment. An accomplished draftsman, the artist makes prints with the same wit and sardonic humor. Tom Otterness (b. 1952-), is from Wichita, Kansas and currently lives and works i