



Summer Wheat b. 1977
Watermelon Juice, 2023
Acrylic paint and gouache on aluminum mesh, framed
69 ½ x 48 ½ in
176.5 x 123.2 cm
176.5 x 123.2 cm
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This newest series of paintings depict women nourishing themselves against a backdrop of black night. The aluminum mesh works illustrate women enjoying the consumption of food with a wink of...
This newest series of paintings depict women nourishing themselves against a backdrop of black night. The aluminum mesh works illustrate women enjoying the consumption of food with a wink of suggestive humor as ripe fruits and vegetables are pulled from the ground and inserted into mouths [ . . . ] The female figure in Watermelon Juice tilts the fruit to her lips, collecting sweet droplets from the opening in the watermelon. Figures are surrounded by leaves and stems as they bask in the bounty of summer gardens and enjoy earth’s fertility. The scenes show women as capable of nurturing themselves and living in harmony with their environment in a fair exchange. The production of ripe fruit and lush grass is proof of a healthy garden, and a delicious whiff of sensuality.
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