Sand Brown L-A-2-82 1982

Conrad Marca-Relli created 'Sand Brown L-A-2-82,' an oil on canvas collage, during a time of significant social and political transformation. Born in 1913, the artist lived through two world wars and the rise of abstract expressionism, movements that profoundly influenced his artistic perspective. Marca-Relli’s work invites us to consider identity through fragmentation and reconstruction. The canvas is composed of shapes of sand brown hues, each one individual yet contributing to a unified whole. Are these remnants of a past that he is trying to piece together? Marca-Relli once said, “The artist’s job is to deepen the mystery.” ‘Sand Brown L-A-2-82’ embodies this sentiment, it’s a visual metaphor for the complex and ever-evolving nature of identity. The artist prompts us to look beyond the surface. He asks that we contemplate the layers that form our understanding of self and society.