Some pieces from 2001.
Susanna and the Elders (after Artemisia Gentileschi), 7 December 2001, ink and watercolor on paper, 12"x9"
Interesting play with the frame. Based on a great painting by Artemisia Gentileschi. The piece was part of a show I had at Skylight Books. The show was called Urban Spaces.
Woman (head), 8 August 2001, ink and watercolor on paper, 12"x9"
This one is sort of interestingly overworked.
skylight books…. isn’t that the one on vermont and sunset
yes – it’s on Vermont, just above Sunset.
I very much like your “Susanna and the Elders” – I take it to be a visual ‘argument’ that modern-day men should stop harassing younger women. I was a writing teacher for 38 yrs. and also have written lots of literary and art criticism about the purposes and strategies of literature and art. Best Regards!
Dave Eastwood (Long Island, NY)
Dave – thanks for your comment. It does say some of what you mention about harassment – which has apparently been an issue for the more than 2000 years that the Susanna story has been around. It’s also a tribute to the art of Artemisia Gentileschi. Putting it on the street in my neighborhood, Koreatown, sort of says that big heroic stories play out in ordinary places.
I am curious: how you found this piece? It’s sort of buried here, and I didn’t think a lot of folks ever notice it.