GO FIGURE FIGURATIVE SOCIAL SURREALIST PAINTINGS H

Go Figure collects 44 \"social surrealist\" figurative paintings, spanning 1987–2023. All are in eye-popping color: many depict a crowd in observational tableaux, each figure a character by virtue of dress, body language, and interactions with each other, animals, and their setting. Other paintings reflect Colwell's wide travels, and still others are surreal — such as \"Junior and the Legs\" (2023), which shows a young man strumming a guitar on stage, accompanied by disembodied women's limbs. Each image has a narrative and a moral purpose—often, one figure bravely moves forward, despite a hostile crowd. In Guy Colwell's world, no individual could ever be an island, just another part of a rich ecosystem.Thematically, then, it is fitting that this book was made possible by a group of his collectors, who are sponsoring the show/Guy Colwell retrospective \"Imaginary Reality,\" from which this book is created, in an independent space. Go Figure is in an 11\" X 11\" format, to best feature the high-quality reproductions of these numerous critically praised works.
Artists & Writers:
(W/A/CA) Guy Colwell