Sandow Birk | Sea of Contagion July 11 – September 5, 2020 Note: If acquired, works below must be loaned to an upcoming fall exhibition to be mounted on the U.S.S. Iowa in Long Beach, California. (Details to be announced)
Artist Statement: “In Sea of Contagion, I wanted the paintings, at first glance, to seem to be ‘classical’ or historical, but, on closer inspection, to be revealed as contemporary and metaphorical. The images were inspired by the coronavirus-infected cruise ships seen early on, and the idea of tanker ships representing our foundering economy seemed a good connection. The idea of the pandemic being transported across vast distances, death itself riding aboard shipping containers, stormy seas and uncertainty, isolation in quarantine being like a ship at sea—those were some of the ideas at work.”
Captain Contagious, 2020 Acrylic on Masonite 10 x 7 1/2 inches $3,800
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Covid Cruise, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 8 1/2 x 11 inches $4,000
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The Dashing of the 'Pestilence,' 2020 Acrylic on canvas 13 x 19 inches $4,800
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‘Hope’ Abandoned, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 12 x 16 inches $4,400
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The Battle of ‘Hope’ and ‘Despair,’ 2020 Acrylic on canvas 9 x 20 inches $4,400
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Adrift the Sea of Contagion, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 28 x 50 inches $18,000
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Where Covid Comes Ashore, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 16 x 20 inches $5,400
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Trade Imbalance, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 11 x 14 inches $4,200
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The Demise of ‘Dixie’, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 11 x 16 inches $4,400
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