Often, as in political satire, small figures in the lower corners of the work offer commentary on the main proceedings. When a solitary masked figure appears in a piece, a written thought narrative describes how the real person contemplates and wrestles with self-identity. Other text monitors as the masked figure emphatically tries to convince theirself that the mask persona they have assumed has increased their self esteem, or standing in the eyes of others. Pieces with two figures, have the figures both wallowing in a self-doubt or in a posturing faceoff. Works are mostly on paper, using pen and ink, paint or collaged photographs.
Colors are sometimes garish but mostly subdued.
Scale of most paper pieces is small, less than 12 inches. Pieces are unframed and aptly displayed by suspension from long horizontal wires positioned out from the walls and the use of wooden clothes pins. The effect is to mirror the superficiality of the mask via the thinness of the paper, the empty space behind each work and its' non-solidity. Return to the Reviews, News, Letters, Events page . Return to the Calendar page .