Patterns of White Defining Black Defining White, Dot, Dot, Dot, Obscuring the Individual, 2017
Rose Frantzen (American, b. 1965)
Oil on linen
On loan from the artist.
The subjects in the pair of paintings are posed as if for a formal portrait, their forms covered with the illusions of black and white shapes forcing the viewer to see a shape not truly there. Pre-assumed ideas can lead to confirmation bias when getting to know others. How does this create phantom evidence for something based on the biases we hold?
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