Her Eyes Opened – 26″ x 16″ – oil on aluminum – Scott Hutchison 2019
Painting The Figure Now
Zhou B Art Center
Show Dates: 10/8—11/20
Location: 1029 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60609
Gallery Website: http://www.zhoubartcenter.com/
Online Catalog of additional artists in the show here
About The work:
Scott Hutchison’s Her Eyes Opened is a painting based on a graphite drawing found here. The title of this dual portrait speaks to the question of the self and it is meant to represent a moment of self discovery. The figure pictured here has just opened her eyes and we are seeing her transform, or dissolve. She understands who she is becoming and peers back at us as if to ask if we are ready. The double portrait represents her complex personality and her confident gaze suggests that she has already said goodbye.