Call Me 

Dan Graziano created this painting, "Call Me," which depicts a bartender crafting a drink against the backdrop of a stylized portrait of a woman. The blonde woman with bright blue eyes seems to be inspired by the pop aesthetic of Andy Warhol’s portraits of celebrities. Her presence suggests a complex interplay of gazes, with the male bartender seemingly unaffected by the iconic female image looming behind him. The woman gazes out at us, while he stares down at the drink he is making. This work prompts us to think about the commodification of the female image and the laboring male body. It is set against a backdrop of consumer culture, with alcohol bottles lined up behind the bar like a commodity still life. "Call Me" invites viewers to consider the unspoken narratives within social spaces and the interplay between public image and private actions.