David Shrobe
In Devils Claw, 2022
oil, acrylic, charcoal, painted paper and canvas, silk, wool, wool chambray, flocking on carved wood panel
68 x 48 1/2 x 1 in
172.7 x 123.2 x 2.5 cm
172.7 x 123.2 x 2.5 cm
Further images
In Devils Claw brings a further glimpse into Shrobe’s wild fauna paradise in which the effect of the artists’ portal intensifies through his layering of carved wood and painted and...
In Devils Claw brings a further glimpse into Shrobe’s wild fauna paradise in which the effect of the artists’ portal intensifies through his layering of carved wood and painted and drawn surfaces. For Shrobe, it’s about not only being looked upon but looking back. We are confronted by a couple in a landscape, standing in the abundance of nature and living in a state of harmony (or equilibrium) with their environment. The woman peaks out behind the man, barely visible except for her shimmering deep black complexion and uncontainable hair flowing in the wind above the man’s head. He stands with a dignified posture in a bed of Devils Claw flowers peering out with a snake slivering around his neck. There’s a oneness in their duality, a unity in their togetherness, a need for each other in their commune with nature.