"Big mouth strikes again": Dwaalhaas Takes a Bold Brush to Modern Mayhem
- Dwaalhaas
- Oct 5
- 1 min read
Forget subtlety, because Dutch painter Dwaalhaas is serving up some serious visual commentary with their latest abstract work, "Big mouth strikes again." This isn't just a painting; it's a vibrant, chaotic collision of modern anxieties, all splashed across the canvas in bold acrylic paint.
What are we looking at? Well, if you squint—or perhaps just dive into the glorious mess—you'll find the last few years distilled into a punchy, abstracted experience. Dwaalhaas (who, for the record, is "not a Trump fan") takes a swing at a certain former American President, presenting a jagged, almost fever-dream version of "Donald." The American flag is there, too, but it’s less a salute and more a stressed-out backdrop to the chaos.
But wait, there's more! The pandemic gets a shout-out with fragmented forms suggesting corona viruses and a forlorn "mondkapje" (face mask) peeking out from the blue and red. And for the grand finale of contemporary stress, Dwaalhaas throws in an abstract echo of Edvard Munch's The Scream. It’s as if the orange and yellow centerpiece is the sound of pure, unadulterated 21st-century angst finally breaking the sound barrier.
The result? A visual cacophony that’s surprisingly cohesive, vibrant, and, let’s be honest, probably how a lot of us felt during those times. It’s loud, it’s orange, it's blue, and it's a brilliant, abstract take on a turbulent era. Go ahead and stare—you might just see your own sanity struggling to escape the frame!
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