Friday, March 05, 2010

Indeterminate Reaction

Early into the semester, I was graciously informed that I wouldn't have a class to teach for the following semester due to further cuts in the community college budget. I've never been one to put all my chips in one basket, so having the various other part time jobs in the mix was a blessing.


 
Indeterminate Reaction, 2009-10, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 inches

Following from the games played in Contract: Variations of Red, the subject matter takes on more relevance. There is an unknown quality about what is going on in the subset images. In one, there is what could be either a funeral or a celebratory bonfire, while the oversized cropped figure looks on, caught between a state of horror and laughter.  The tabletop items continue themes from earlier paintings.

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