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'' john currin the veil '' , oil on canvas by boulder , colorado carnegie mellon university in pittsburgh . yale university . american painting 1962 theviel.jpg john currin
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john currin

john currin -lrb- born 1962 -rrb- is an american painter based in new york city .
he is best known for satirical figurative paintings which deal with provocative sexual and social themes in a technically skillful manner .
his work shows a wide range of influences , including sources as diverse as the renaissance , popular culture magazines , and contemporary fashion models .
he often distorts or exaggerates the erotic forms of the female body , and has stressed that his characters are reflections of himself rather than inspired by real people .
`` his technical skills '' , calvin tomkins has written , `` which include elements of old master paint application and high-mannerist composition , have been put to use on some of the most seductive and rivetingly weird figure paintings of our era . ''
