‘SHIPWRECK’ BY AUSTIN ARTIST CHERYL FINFROCK (2005)

A shipwreck serves as a grand metaphor for utter loss in this expressive undersea abstraction from Dallas-born painter CHERYL FINFROCK (b. 1961), which features loose propellers, fleeting air bubbles, and a random bit of die-cut machinery. The typical associations of sunny yellow—happiness and joy—are belied by its presence in the ocean depths; Finfrock reminds us that the color can also symbolize stagnation and decay, sometimes even cowardice. The saturated acrylic is characteristic of much of her work. Signed.

CHERYL FINFROCK (b. 1961) 1983 Bachelor of Arts, Double Major Art and English, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX; 1985 Graduate Classes in Sculpture, the UTSA, San Antonio, TX; 1986 Texas Teacher’s Certificate in Art Education, K – 12th grade, UT Austin, TX.

DETAILS

Artist – CHERYL FINFROCK

Period/Year – 2005

Origin – USA

Styles/Movements – POST-MODERN; ABSTRACT

Media – ACRYLIC

Support – CANVAS

Colors – CANARY, WHITE, SCARLET, GREEN

Condition – Excellent vintage condition. May show minor signs of previous ownership and use.

Dimensions – 14" H × 18" W × 1" D