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Scatter


Scatter 24" x 24" oil


This painting came after my painting "Identity" and almost in response to it. In Identity, everyone is divided up into neat silos. Everyone in a cup, tucked away with the like-minded. In this painting comes the realization that really, we are on our own. We are not in our groups. We are individuals, scattered. The upside is of course freedom. The downside is isolated powerlessness. 

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