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Thornton Dial at David Lewis Gallery

Thornton Dial included an image of himself, banging a pan to bring people together to start a meal in the upper portion of this riff on William Merritt Chase’s Still Life with Watermelon.  As seen in this detail of a larger painting, he included a second real frying pan filled with paintings of eggs positioned near lusciously colored fruits, suggesting the bounty that an artist can provide.  (At David Lewis Gallery on the Lower East Side through March 18th).

Thornton Dial, detail of Setting the Table, shoes, gloves, bedding, beaded car-seat cover, cloth carpet, artificial flowers, crushed paint cans, found metal, frying pan, cooking utensils, chain, wood, Splash Zone compound, oil and enamel on canvas on wood, 74 x 74.5 x 8 inches, 2003.

Thornton Dial at Marianne Boesky Gallery

A ghostly face and a walking figure arise out of a tangle of clothing in Thornton Dial’s energetic 2007 work ‘Winter Jackets.’ The late self-taught artist returns to political themes in this show – the first since his passing in January. Here, we ponder the movement of a solitary (uniformed?) individual who strides forward with purpose. (At Marianne Boesky Gallery in Chelsea through June 18th).

Thornton Dial, Winter Jackets, clothing, enamel and spray paint on canvas on wood, 80 x 66 x 2 inches, 2007.
Thornton Dial, Winter Jackets, clothing, enamel and spray paint on canvas on wood, 80 x 66 x 2 inches, 2007.