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Artist Name:

Kevin Callahan

Year:

2001

Medium:

Acrylic on canvas

Dimensions:

122 x 76

Artwork Description:

I observed this homeless man hiding from a crowd that had gathered during the International AIDs Conference in Durbin, SA. When I started this work I was struck by 2 things: the total isolation of the man to his environment and the resemblance of the blanket pattern to the works of Paul Klee. Trying to capitalize on both I painted him alone on a stark canvas and used no shading in a semi-abstract manor like Klee. I removed all extraneous objects except the small discarded piece of trash laying on the blanket. It seemed to me to symbolize the very essence of the man and his place in society. Finally, to give the canvas some “weight” I used the old paint water to wash the background. Again a reference to his throwaway quality. These soft washed pastels give the work an almost Japanese watercolor appearance.

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