TONY SCHERMAN "THE SEDUCTION OF OEDIPUS", 1998Tony Scherman (1950 2023) is one of the most distinctive Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work, typically executed in encaustic, a mix of wax and oil (one of the most difficult mediums to work in). Working in encaustic, the artist continues a practice mastered through art history by diverse canonical artists such as Pieter Claesz, Caravaggio, and Czanne. Throughout his illustrious and dynamic career, Scherman frequently

With this series

this playful drawing details a boy and his mother as they peer through a lattice panel adorned with foliage

Numbered 11 from an edition of 118

Whitney rejected pressure as a Black artist to create (figurative) art related to race and culture

While many of their contemporaries used mass-market images or objects (think Barbara Kruger

making it an excellent output from the last decade of his career

California)

This work is a Polaroid from the legendary photoshoot that produced the photograph "Mannequins

on aluminum

circa 1985

ripped or collage-like forms as well as the use of fabric

Tony Scherman (1950 - 2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists