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Artworks
Melvin Edwards
Untitled, c. 1974Spray paint on paper24 x 18 in
60.96 x 45.72 cmME844Further images
Melvin Edwards's untitled drawing (c. 1974) features traces of chain rendered using spray paint. The resulting composition resembles the gestural lines of a delicate drawing. However, the bright colors of...Melvin Edwards's untitled drawing (c. 1974) features traces of chain rendered using spray paint. The resulting composition resembles the gestural lines of a delicate drawing. However, the bright colors of the spray paint belie the chain’s more sinister associations: while chain can signify human connection, it is also a symbol of bondage and oppression. As a result, there is a destabilizing disjunction between the ephemeral quality of the image and the foreboding implement it references.Exhibitions
2021: South South, Alexander Gray Associates, Germantown, New York
