Maddy Keener

Mini Study 2.1

Acrylic on Paper

4 x 3", Framed to 12 x 10 x .75"

$250

This piece is from my Kitchen Counter Series, and features fruits, vegetables and thrifted glassware and utensils that I have curated and arranged at home on my kitchen counter.

Artist's Statement:

My work combines portraiture with my interest in curating objects to examine presentation vs. facade. I use lavish table settings of food, drinks, and homewares to construct narratives about the inner-workings of the people depicted, and to critique the habit of surrounding ourselves with objects that project our desired self image, which helps us avoid divulging the more vulnerable, darker, and truer aspects of our humanity, although the cracks in the facade nonetheless show.