PAINTINGS 1994 - 2008
ABOUT
CURRICULUM
VITAE
FIFTY YEARS ARTMAKING
CONTACT
A BRIEF HISTORY
OF SLAVERY
THE
UNAUTHORIZED
HISTORY
OF BASEBALL
ORANGE CRATE
LABEL SERIES
THE DISASTERS OF
WAR
THE CAPRICES
POSTCARDS FROM
CAMP
POSTCARDS FROM
FRANCE
BEN SAKOGUCHI
THE CAPRICES
In 1799, the Spanish painter Francisco Goya published Los Caprichos (The Caprices), a series of etchings satirizing human folly and weakness.
© 2005, 2006, 2008 Ben Sakoguchi
Inspired by Goya's work, Ben Sakoguchi has begun a painting series entitled "The Caprices." Sakoguchi has selected and combined images of contemporary American culture, and includes some of Goya's captions, along with other phrases in Spanish.
The 32 paintings reproduced here date from 2003 and 2004. They are acrylic on canvas, 11 inches x 14 inches.
(click on images to see each group)
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
[Comparative Religions 101]
[Paintings 1994-2008]
[About]
[Curriculum Vitae]
[Fifty Years Artmaking]
[Contact]
[A Brief History of Slavery]
[The Unauthorized History of Baseball]
[Orange Crate Label Series]
[The Disasters of War]
[The Caprices]
[Postcards from Camp]
[Postcards from France]