Review of
I
Hate: The Art of Todd Bratrud ISBN 9781935613220
Four out of five stars
While
conservatives often contend the point, it is the role of art and artists in
society to stretch and exceed the bounds of what is accepted as art or even
tolerated, even to the point of being offensive or disgusting. The art in this
collection ranges from things as mundane as pictures of sneakers to gross
depictions of self-mutilation.
There are several images of hands with severed fingers
and extensive blood loss, some toilet humor and a baby satyr nibbling on a
severed human forearm and hand. My favorite images were those of the buxom
green lizard women. Even with their off-color and long snake-like tales, the
artist manages to make them quite attractive. I had no idea that a reptile
could be that sultry.
It is a given
that collections of art by young, modern artists should both attract and repel.
This one satisfies that expectation.
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