The Simplest Coercion
Each portrait betrays a similar
attraction: faces
swallowed by the artist’s
eye, his sight being
beyond optic, that assumption
inherent in every expression
but one. Yet this, the self-
portrait, reveals a hint
of secrets – an unwillingness
to confront,
the simplest coercion.
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Another piece from the 80s…
This first appeared on the blog in May 2015.
O at the Edges 
A curious piece! And an interesting image – not one clean-shaven face, and only 2 out of 16 looking left … some subtle political message?
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Hmm. One might find a message…
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interesting….
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Thank you, Beth.
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Merry Christmas, Robert..😊
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Thank you, Urvashi. Merry Christmas to you, too.
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