Editor’s Pick: Scott G. Brooks – Self Contained: Pandemic Era Works
metroweekly.comSelf Contained: Pandemic Era Works are focused solely on lone figures — from the confident young hunk “Isaac,” who strikes a thoroughly relaxed pose to the startled bug-eyed boy clearly not ready for his zoomed-in closeup in the aptly titled “Shockwave.”Other paintings depict figures from the fringes of mainstream society, including one who is quite literally self-contained.
Yet “The Marriage of Bubble Boy” is even more striking and intriguing given the larger context, specifically the world-building narrative scene of a royal proceeding in which no one looks even the slightest bit happy about all the pomp and circumstance, least of all the purple-hued, ennui-riddled titular figurehead.The opening reception is Saturday, April 16, from 4 to 6 p.m.
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