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“Sentinel” and “Parade” are clearly descriptive even if it takes imagination to see these pieces as just what these titles might suggest.
And “Brute” remains sufficiently descriptive of a characteristic “type”, an attitude or an individual on the contemporary political scene.
With the paintings, on the other hand, many viewers may be frankly puzzled rather than informed by the titles given. It certainly is not obvious to this reviewer why bright green blobs connected to yellow lines under a yellow canopy against a Prussian blue background should be called “Duckballoon” even if one concedes that the canopy and the lines could suggest a ballooi| gondola. But where is the duck?
Other titles are more clearly intended absurdities absolving the viewer from seeking any correspondence between title and painting. This may be more fun for the artist than if he gave just numbers to untitled paintings, but to the viewer it may be just the same.
.However, there are a few paintings in this show, where titles illuminate the meaning or intended references to the real world: “Flash” is one such, and “Aloft” smother. The one is a semi-representational landscape and the other a strongly designed hint at things nautical.
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The reviewer is a sculptor and former head of the sculpture department of The Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC.
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