
Benjamin M Johnson
Thought
Oil on Canvas
50.8 x 50.8 cm
20 x 20 in.
20 x 20 in.
Copyright The Artist
A woman is turned away from us, looking off canvas, and poses a challenge as to what is on her mind. Paired with backwards text from a 1910 handbook on...
A woman is turned away from us, looking off canvas, and poses a challenge as to what is on her mind. Paired with backwards text from a 1910 handbook on ornamental styles, a color spectrum and a simple stone, these components assemble as metaphors for thought itself, both concrete and abstract.