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Margaret Bowland
DUST UP, 2015 Oil on linen, 90 x 60 inches |
The show Power is
a fantastically painted, super charged commentary on the American caste. The work is psychologically charged and
deeply meaningful. Every element, from
the barbed wire vines blooming paper money flowers, the blue “blood” ,the metaphysical
barriers, the crows, the princess dresses, the white face, the fire…. JMW
Turner’s paintings burn into the background of a royal portrait, the burning Slave
Ship, and the House of Commons remind us that our history is just the present -with
half measured “resolution”. Every
painting is an allegory on the cultural tiers of race, gender, and beauty. My reactions to this show are probably to new
for a proper review but it is a show that will stay with me for a long, long
time. Bowland is our modern master
surrealist.
For more info go to: http://www.driscollbabcock.com/exhibitions/installation/margaret-bowland-power
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