Leon Golub was born on 21 January 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Nancy Spero. He died on 8 August 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.
Artist who depicted scenes of war, torture and oppression in
large-scale figurative paintings. Golub drew upon material ranging from
Greek sculpture to mass media photography and developed a technique of
scraping the first layer of paint from a canvas, leaving a blistered
surface.
(June 2001) "Too many people have a sort of protective attitude about
art. You know, 'Don't touch. It's valuable.' I'm trying to be more in
your face, like when you walk down the street and suddenly you
encounter a situation. I'm trying to invite you into scenes where you
might not want to be invited in."
