Home Movies 1963

Rosalyn Drexler made "Home Movies" with paint to create a scene that feels both familiar and surreal. She's not trying to trick your eye with realism here; the figures are flat, almost like cutouts pasted onto the canvas, and the paint application is straightforward. What strikes me is the physicality of these colours. The vibrant blue and orange sections are so present, and they emphasize the painting's surface. It's not just about the image; it's about paint on a thing. Look at the white lines that create the framing. They’re not perfectly straight or even, they wobble a little, which gives the whole composition a kind of playful tension. It feels like everything is on the verge of shifting. Drexler reminds me a bit of artists like David Hockney, who also played with flattened perspective and bright, bold colours, but she brings a more raw, almost theatrical edge to her work. She isn't afraid to leave things a little rough around the edges, embracing the immediacy of the process over polished perfection.