WENDELL GLADSTONE
Fingerless Glove, 2024
24 x 24 inches
Archival pigment print
Limited edition of 20 with 4AP + 1PP
Hand-embellished, signed and numbered by the artist
$950
In Fingerless Glove, a woman exudes a surrealistic, gravitational pull on her surroundings as objects appear to bend to her will. Depicted against an effervescent backdrop, the primary subject holds up a finger, which blossoms from a banana, to create a hypnotic spiral in a teetering, halved citrus fruit. Meanwhile, the surrounding window pane becomes elastic and conforms to the contours of her face; a stained glass flower creeps upwards from the painting's lower right corner, forming a bloom-like monocle over the celestial glow of her eye. As in many of Gladstone's works, transparent layers of paint—many of which reveal textured, bas-relief surfaces—are used as a means to connote psychologically charged subjects. For this edition, the artist will hand-embellish each edition using clear acrylic raised drops on each individual pulp in the grapefruit, making each work unique.
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