Bluewhatareyoudoing 1994

Stanley Boxer's "Bluewhatareyoudoing" presents a compelling interplay of color and texture, dominated by the evocative use of blue. The color calls to mind the vastness of the sea or the sky, primal symbols of the unconscious. These watery depths recur throughout art history, think of Botticelli's "Birth of Venus", where the goddess emerges from the sea, or even the deluge which precedes the Hebrew Bible. Note the scattering of earth tones across the canvas; they suggest the disruption of calm by earthly concerns, like a psychic storm. The tension between the serenity of the blue and the disquiet of the other colors hints at a deeper psychological narrative, a struggle between tranquility and unrest. This is a dance of light and shadow, peace and turmoil, a reminder of the complex, cyclical nature of human experience.