Untitled 

Dado's unsettling untitled painting is oil on canvas. Look closely, and you’ll see the artist has used the qualities of his materials to great effect. The smooth, blendable nature of oil paint allows for these dreamlike, ambiguous forms to emerge, with colors and figures subtly bleeding into one another. Notice the build up of layers, which gives a sense of depth and texture to this otherwise two-dimensional work. It's this layering that provides a glimpse into Dado's methods: the build-up of paint mirrors a slow process of accumulating meaning, a meditation on violence, death, and decay. In this context, the canvas itself becomes a site of transformation, a burial ground for the atrocities it depicts. By focusing on the materials and processes involved, we get a richer understanding of this important work, and the ways in which it transcends easy categorization, challenging the conventional hierarchy between art and craft.