Hurvin Anderson: Figurative Paintings about Paint

Peter's Sitters 2 2009 Hurvin Anderson (via Thomas Dane Gallery)

I discovered the paintings of Hurvin Anderson today via the new Saatchi exhibit/book, Newspeak: British Art Now. The paintings are loud, energy filled hair-salon spaces occupied by a figure or "sitter". And before I could dismiss them and turn the page (as a large survey containing so much information overwhelms me to do: dismiss, dismiss - what's next, etc) I realized I loved them. These are paintings about paint.