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"Pretty for You" Print

Maxwell Torgersen II

United States

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

2020 in America, a bus ride to crazy town. Surplus camouflage. Assault rifles. Deliberately misguided citizens feasted on a steady diet of lies. Politics became religion. Nostalgia for delusional memories of “a better time.” Fear of loss of control. Ignorance became deadly. Malignant narcissism masked itself as leadership. Common sense and regard for community were both strangled by “personal freedom.” They both gasped for their last breath in hospitals that no longer had available beds. Murder. Protest. Death counts. Repeat. Many of these works were created to express astonishment, disbelief, and admittedly, cynical contempt for the events of the time.

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Giclee on Fine Art Paper

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10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:

15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

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I am a self-taught figurative painter working in oil paint. My focus on figurative art is based upon the limitless nuances of facial expression and the language of human movement. I am fascinated by human behavior. I find joy in depicting both purposeful movement and ambiguous stillness in my interpretation of figures and faces. I enjoy setting the stage, creating the characters, and telling the story. The inescapable transience of time is at the center of much of my art. I am inspired by the brevity of a glance, a gesture, a facial expression, or of human scenarios not likely to be repeated. I paint to preserve moments that I consider significant even though they initially seem to lack meaning. Some of my work is cynical and opinionated. I don’t ask that the viewer share my opinions, only that they look. Teeth-gritting is welcome. The motivation for creating it is still fresh in my memory, and everyone’s struggle continues. I both hate and love that a painting does not spring fully formed from the mind of the artist directly to the canvas. Fierce battles with my inner critic and the exhilaration of infrequent victory inspire me. For me, painting is standing in the solitary kingdom of the studio while narrating silent stories for the outside world.

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