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“Shrine of the Ancestors”
acrylic gouache and pencil on paper
12 x 9 inches
2019

One of the paintings kozy made for our exhibition “The Exodus” at Nucleus Portland.  This was the first time we made some 2D dimensional art to pair with the “bunny primitives” sculptures series that kozy has been making the last 6 years. When filling pages sketching ideas for new sculptures forms, Dan always thought the results of the results looked like cave paintings of early man and decided to make a few paintings for the show like this.  Kozy liked the concept and ran with it, experimenting by complexifying the technique to add color, gradients, or in this case, modeled shading. The results of this one reminded Dan of a sculpture garden and envisioned the society of these critters erecting sculptural totems of their ancestors that they could interact with, not just in some solemn remembrance, but to enjoy and interact with, get advice from, dance and laugh with, to keep their ancestors close their hearts and present in their lives.

The painting is on view and available now at Nucleus Portland!