The artwork, titled “How We Would Give Birth,” was created by Dana Schutz in the year 2007. This piece is recognized within the Neo-Expressionism movement and falls under the genre of genre painting.
In the artwork, the viewer is presented with a vivid and bold representation of childbirth. The scene is intimate, raw, and unfiltered, capturing the intense and visceral nature of the birth process. The position of the woman, lying back with legs spread, conveys the moment of delivery with stark realism. Blood and tissue are depicted unabashedly, underscoring the physical realities of childbirth. A painting in a gilded frame and a tissue box on the nightstand add contrasting elements of domesticity and decorum to the composition, further emphasizing the juxtaposition between the ordinary and the extraordinary event taking place. The artist employs a robust color palette and expressive brushstrokes, characteristic of the Neo-Expressionist style, to enhance the emotional impact and convey a sense of immediacy and intensity.
