Reticule
First painting of 2026. There was a call-for-art at a local gallery entitled RAW, CONCRETE. The opening text of the call's description read, "The Brutalist Movement of the 1950s-1980s got its name in part from the French phrase béton brut—”raw concrete”. It inspired artists and architects to create works that solved societal ills: income inequality, housing and food shortages, and political instability in the wake of two world wars." I think Brutalist is cool - always have so it was an easy 'yes' for me to compete. The idea of a man hammering something with little value and/or to no effect was from a movie. The stars on the banners/posters are a nod to life in other governmental constructs but kept generic. The title? I think it's great. It was going to be Handbag, but an old, unused word for drawstring handbags is reticule. You can see what I've talking about below. This will be entered to compete with Equal Labor (another shoutout to life in other governmental structures) and Moslavina.
(L) A gif showing a few stages. Painting it in one day and didn't stop much.
(R) The original print in the frame. You can see the handbag, or reticule, on the table.
Reticule in the frame it was cut to fit. I think it turned out to be a pretty good match.
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