Shallow Puddles, 2006
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Thu, 09/03/2020 – 15:47
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Nara uses his signature “bandage” technique, which he began in the mid-1990s, where he builds the surface up with strips of cotton to create a textured background, which is mounted on FRP board. A girl with pointy bangs and green eyes is submerged so far underwater that only her eyes, nose, and forehead are visible. The rounded structure of the dish-shaped canvas adds to the illusion of depth—as if one is witnessing the drowning of a figure who seems to be in a simultaneous condition of anger and passivity.
Short Title
Shallow Puddles, 2006
Image
Tombstone
Acrylic on cotton mounted on fiber- reinforced plastic
Collection of the artist
Source: lacma.org