Real Estate #912315 1991

This photograph, "Real Estate #912315," was shot by Henry Wessel. The everyday, right? It's almost too normal. Wessel brings a painterly eye to the vernacular here. That pale green of the house, the peachy garage door – a kind of color-blocking that feels so West Coast. I wonder if he thought of painting the house that way. Maybe he wanted to re-arrange the elements and forms. I love the way the shadow cuts across the gravel, and how everything is so flat. The hose hanging there like a found object, a coil of green on green. It reminds me of Ed Ruscha's deadpan gaze, but with this warmth, like a late afternoon sun. It's humble, kind of quiet, but sharp. A perfect picture of just how things are.