Litter 2009

Rose Freymuth-Frazier made 'Litter' with oils and light, a bit like Caravaggio, who was a master of drama. You can see the way light falls on the woman's face, her body, and the babies around her. It’s like a stage, right? The artist uses the smoothness of the paint to make everything super clear. It’s not about hiding the brushstrokes. It's like she wants us to see everything, maybe too much. Look at the cords connecting the pumps to the mother. They stand out so clearly. They feel clinical and strange. This clarity reminds me of Jenny Saville, who also doesn’t shy away from the body in all its messy reality. Art's funny like that. It shows us things we might not want to see, but maybe need to. It’s not about easy answers, more about keeping the conversation going.