Sleeping Passengers on an Unmanned Plane

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Comment by Resident Curator on November 13, 2018 at 2:01pm

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Sleeping Passengers on an Unmanned Plane came up randomly on the site, and admittedly the assigned title caught my eye before the image itself.  I’m glad I came in for a closer look, for the subtly of the work underscores the feeling of being emotionally and physically untethered.  The square format further distances the viewer from a familiar vertical or horizontal orientation with a horizon, or traditional figure-ground relationship.  I’m tempted to make out figural connections between the low relief elements, but as soon as I do, the image dissolves back into the muted grey ground. The other low contrast paintings appear to be in a series with similarity sardonic titles.  For me, the text injects existential humor in these quiet, transient works.