This and That: Kelly O’Connor and Ed Blackburn

by Caleb Bell May 25, 2022

“This and That” is an occasional series of paired observations. See past “This and That” posts here. – Ed.

Today: Gregory Peck from Marooned (1969)

Painting of a man sitting in a car and holding a radio. He is speaking into the radio, and wearing a suit and sunglasses. The work is entirely in grayscale.

Ed Blackburn (b. 1940), “Painting No. 8,” 1986, oil on canvas, 78 x 100 inches

Photograph of a man sitting in a car and holding a radio. He is speaking into the radio, and wearing a suit and sunglasses. The background is many hexagonal colorful shapes.

Kelly O’Connor (b. 1982), “Abyss,” 2014, digitally printed image with collage, 25 x 32 inches

 

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No matter how original, innovative or crazy your idea, someone else is also working on that idea. Furthermore, they are using notation very similar to yours. – Bruce J. MacLennan

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