By combining text and images in surprising and quixotic ways, Lurie creates a personal mythology that blurs distinctions between real experiences and the imaginary. Through strange and ironic lines like "New York is for idiots" and "If you marry me we can live here," the watercolors are both brash and sensitive, honest and cavalier, implying a sense of fantastic narrative and extended moments.
A menagerie of animals figure into Lurie's work. Rabbits, buffalo, horses, pigs, birds, and dogs are painted singularly as striking icons or as characters that talk back to their masters with smart-mouth attitude. His animals are not the personified creatures of children's books, but rather rough and tumble beasts imbued with mythic stature.
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