This enigmatic artwork presents a surreal and abstracted depiction of a figure in a police uniform. The composition is dominated by bold, gestural brushstrokes in shades of black and grey, creating a sense of movement and unease. The silhouette of the figure is obscured, with indistinct features and a fragmented appearance, lending the piece a dreamlike, almost ominous quality. The style and technique evoke a sense of expressionism, with the artist's emotive brushwork conveying a sense of psychological tension or social commentary. The historical context and the artist's intention behind this work suggest a commentary on the nature of authority, power, and the human condition. ...
Darrel Ellis was born in 1958 in the Bronx, NY. His life was cut
short by AIDS in 1992 at age 33. In 1992, a series of his photographs
was featured in New Photography 8 at the Museum of Modern Art;
and in 1996, a large-scale retrospective was shown at Art in General
in New York and numerous institutions nationally. He participated
in The Whitney Independent Study Program and was a resident in
the PS1 studio residency program. Darrel Ellis practice includes photographs, paintings, and works on paper. Ellis has a radical approach to portraiture, photography and unique iterative processes. Part of an ‘80s art movement in the Bronx where he grew up, Ellis also figured prominently in the downtown New York scene.
Between 2022 and 2024, a major museum exhibition of 160 art works traveled throughout the United States to The Baltimore Museum, The Bronx Museum for the Arts, The Milwaukee Art Museum, and The Columbia Museum of Art. ...
Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles opened in May 2013. The gallery maintains a program of international contemporary artists alongside historical exhibitions with a particular focus on feminist and conceptual practices.
