Allison Schulnik

So LOVE4U just posted some work by Allison Schulnik and I must share. Schulnik's work is populated by these disturbing clown people who have holes for eyes and strange amorphous  bodies. They remind me a lot of my father's doodles I watched him make as a kid, which may be why I'm so drawn to them. She has some incredible work in claymation-- I'm in awe of this video she did for Grizzly Bear.

Her website (linked to above) has some great detail shots of her oil paintings which are composed of an impressive amount of layering. The surface of her paintings look wet and the colors she uses are super vibrant, making the work look juicy. But I'm not talking of erotic Rubenesque "juicy", I'm talking, like, disfigured carnies saturated with rainbow snow cone syrup juicy. They bring to mind the De Kooning exhibit I just saw at MoMA.

"Clown With Hands"