If
one were to literally construct gender, I think it’s fair to say it might take
the form of Wardell Milan’s powerful women. Charcoal drawings of masculine body
builders complete with large hands that might denote bodies of male origin often
with one large breast aggressively jutting out with an accusatory nipple. And
to make the gender even more open, the faces are only partial rendered with eyes
that peek out of a veil of blank paper. Where Milan’s drawings once felt rushed
and wispy, they now have a shading and detail that has created a substantialness
that flaunt his control of his craft. The strong women are combined in an
almost overtly Mapplethorpe reference with wonderfully crafted drawings of
flowers based in the same black charcoal of the women with furtive little
touches of paint adding a delightful touch of muted color to the proceedings.
Through
Apr. 14th
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