Bus Stop by Richard Killeen; 1969
In Bus Stop, we see Killeen bust out the oil paints and bear witness to a multitude of parallels inciting a sense of inner dissonance. We question ourselves with a feebleness, a sudden insecurity of our sense of self. Contrasts abound, red versus green, boy versus girl, soft versus hard, control versus freedom. But, why are the protagonists pretending like the other doesn’t exist and, more worryingly, why aren’t they engrossed in their cellphones? Perhaps the figure at the peak of the hill knows.
Oil on board
450 x 450mm
Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000
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