These books depend on the administration of violent shocks to the nervous system, and just as the drug addict must progressively increase the size of the doze to obtain the same effect, so, as sensibilities become dulled by the repetition of a particular kind of brutal act, the degree of violence must of necessity increase.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Infection
Acrylic and oil on hardboard, 70x40 cm, in private collection, United States.