Medium
Oil on gardening weed barrier fabric
Dimensions
24 × 21 in (61 × 53.3 cm)
Year
2023
Frame
Unframed; raw gardening weed barrier fabric remains visible on the reverse and is integral to the artwork
Created as part of the ongoing Holiday Me / PAYASOY self-portrait series.
A luminous green face floats within a white and violet enclosure against a deep blue field. Dark vertical eyes and a small orange mouth give the figure the economy of a mask, while the surrounding color forms a radiant but unstable halo.
The lower body contracts into a dark triangular shape. Suspended between portrait, apparition, flower and ceremonial object, the figure seems less situated in space than temporarily summoned from it.
Identity becomes a small group of essential signs:
eyes, mouth, color and aura.
They remain together just long enough to return the viewer’s gaze.
Artist’s studio, Brooklyn, NY
Original work
Certificate of Authenticity included
Medium
Oil on gardening weed barrier fabric
Dimensions
24 × 21 in (61 × 53.3 cm)
Year
2023
Frame
Unframed; raw gardening weed barrier fabric remains visible on the reverse and is integral to the artwork
Created as part of the ongoing Holiday Me / PAYASOY self-portrait series.
A luminous green face floats within a white and violet enclosure against a deep blue field. Dark vertical eyes and a small orange mouth give the figure the economy of a mask, while the surrounding color forms a radiant but unstable halo.
The lower body contracts into a dark triangular shape. Suspended between portrait, apparition, flower and ceremonial object, the figure seems less situated in space than temporarily summoned from it.
Identity becomes a small group of essential signs:
eyes, mouth, color and aura.
They remain together just long enough to return the viewer’s gaze.
Artist’s studio, Brooklyn, NY
Original work
Certificate of Authenticity included
