Loungin 1965

Victor Prezio made this scene of domestic bliss with oil paints, imagining a couple who seem to be enjoying the fruits of their labours. I wonder what Prezio was thinking when he made this painting? The woman reclines in the foreground, counting her cash, while the man relaxes behind her, with a cigarette held between his fingers. A stack of money sits beside him, and the couple are framed by a slightly surreal domestic interior. Prezio lays the paint on thinly, with a lot of detail around the figures’ faces. Their expressions seem vacant, but their bodies tell another story. When artists paint each other, they're taking part in an ongoing conversation, each building upon the ideas of those who came before, and inspiring those who come after. Each piece is an echo, a reflection, a response, a question. And that's why the act of painting is so amazing: it's not just about what you see, but about the dialogue it creates.