Daddy likes the Lawn Neat and Trim

Brian Sailer, artist

Daddy likes the Lawn Neat and Trim, 1998

Portfolio/Series title: Murder Portfolio

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: four-color steel etching; sugar-lift; screen print

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 250 x 302 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 250 x 302 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 9 13/16 x 11 7/8 in

Credit line: Gift of the KU Art Department, Intaglio Area

Accession number: 1998.0041.16

Not on display

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Brosseau Center for Learning: Six Degrees of Separation: Prints from KU and Beyond

In this print Brian Sailer portrays the subject of a father mowing his suburban home’s lawn while his children play nearby. This standard scene becomes unsettlingly as Sailer depicts the man forcefully pushing the lawnmower precariously close to the children in front of him. The way in which Sailer employs a screen printed sugar-lift technique creates a blurred and fog-like atmosphere, which heightens disturbing qualities of an otherwise mundane domestic scene.