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Artworks
Moz Francia, b. 1970
Shark attack, 2005Acrylic on canvas167 x 135 cm
65 3/4 x 53 1/8 in© 2005 Moz / Courtesy Fundación AMMAPhoto: Alejandro PaezFurther images
A topless woman, seen from behind, turns toward the viewer in a pin-up pose, smiling and innocently provocative. Superimposed on her is a red drawing of a shark in an attacking stance, accompanied by a brief text with instructions for a game. The two elements of the painting have a childlike quality that, when juxtaposed, takes on a darker tone.
Moz draws inspiration from 1960s icons and the art of Andy Warhol to paint beautiful women over which he superimposes typography from instruction manuals and warning messages, in a way that reveals the perversity of the media, which appears harmless.
