Concomitant Tranquility Shawn Kawa the work transcends the threat

the work transcends the threat of kitsch in its minimalism and precision

although the landlady sometimes sends her servant into his room with food

5 x 1 x 1 inches

As we move stubbornly forward in time and generations pass on

Using classical symbolic imagery from old world traditions and transposing subtle hints of modernity

Concomitant Tranquility Shawn Kawa the work transcends the threatDetails About 30 x 36 inches 2013 Oil on Panel In Indras Net I wanted to explore the ways in which people build and break boundaries between ourselves and our world. Our natural propensity to create artificial distinctions is eclipsed by our knack for finding connections through the means of vision, empathy, and insight. These are ideas I wanted to express both figuratively and conceptually. The depiction of reflected images within and around figures