Description
Sam Jackson makes psychological portraits that employ religious signs and symbols in the form of tattoos. Often displaying a melancholy serenity that refers to the poise of subjects in historic religious painting, Jackson’s works are strangely timeless whilst being undeniably contemporary. Crucifixes or swastikas inked onto the surface of the subjects’ skin create a conflict between passivity, aggression, and historic and popular cultures that have adopted branding and propaganda tendencies in order to promote their beliefs.
