Village Farmer Woman Leader 2007

Twins Seven Seven made this drawing of a Village Farmer Woman Leader with pen and ink, and look at the way he covers the surface with this repeating pattern that makes up the woman's body! It’s so detailed; it’s like he’s building her up cell by cell. The medium is simple enough but there is real complexity here. The ink creates a surface that's alive with texture. The colors, though limited, pop in such a fantastic way. There’s one particular spot where the pink outline meets the orange of the feet. It's a little jarring but it makes the work exciting. This approach to mark-making emphasizes the process, each stroke adding to the whole, piece by piece. Twins Seven Seven was a playwright and a dancer as well as a painter. His varied artistic life shows in his interest in covering all of the surface of the paper. You might see the work of Henri Rousseau, also. The way he builds up a kind of imagined Eden out of marks. You get the sense that art is this ongoing conversation. It’s not about finding answers. It’s about embracing the questions.