German author Günter Grass died this week. I’ve read his novel The Tin Drum a couple of times – 20th century history through grotesque allegory is one of my favourite things. (Other great examples of this kind of writing: Irish author J. G. Farrell’s Troubles and Russian author Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.)
I did a couple of The Tin Drum-themed paintings in 2004, and thought I’d post them today.
Oskar Matzerath, Rob Elliott. acrylic on canvas, 4″x6″, 2004.
Lucy Rennwand, The Fox-faced Girl, Rob Elliott. acrylic on canvas, 4″x6″, 2004.