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“Americans”, the latest exhibition from Angelo Blanda, takes a look at the current state of the Republic, and the balance between the two halves of our union.

Working primarily with a palette of red and blue, these color fields can be seen as a representative stand-in for the two major political parties. The varying degrees of one color versus the other takes inspiration from, and mimics the infographics used in poll ratings, the newest spectator sport in the arena of public discord.

The idea of simple color and line, being used to represent a country, state, or large swath of the population …