The ten paintings on view collectively open a portal to another world—one remarkably like ours yet, on closer inspection, the logic of people and objects interacting increasingly unravels. Mundane objects and actions—a red apple, pristine white Keds sneakers, a baptism—become surreal through Lucy’s hand: the apple balances in a woman’s orbital socket; the Keds are presented as an offering by a …
The ten paintings on view collectively open a portal to another world—one remarkably like ours yet, on closer inspection, the logic of people and objects interacting increasingly unravels. Mundane objects and actions—a red apple, pristine white Keds sneakers, a baptism—become surreal through Lucy’s hand: the apple balances in a woman’s orbital socket; the Keds are presented as an offering by a half-naked woman; the baptism is in a bathtub and may not be a baptism at all. Despite the unusual circumstances, two variables remain constant: intimacy and alienation. Lucy invites her viewers to be …
