“Faces on a Bridge in Cambodia (Take1)”

Preston Gravitt

“Faces on a Bridge in Cambodia (Take1)” is an original first edition concept painting by Preston Gravitt taken directly from the pages of the artist’s sketchbook. The ambiguous direction of each of the faces also changes the emotion perceived by the observer from paranoia to boredom, from yearning to anger, etc.

  The perspective of each simple line switches from looking forward or to the side. These dueling focal points create further ambiguous depth depending on which angle is chosen by the observer. The eyes seem to join faces together in formations, groups, or pairs creating relationships depending on which focal points the observer settles on at any given time. Perspective is forced by the parallel diagonal lines framing the faces’ interpersonal characteristics of multiple people huddled together under an overhang or against a wall or walking on a path or in a hallway or more confined situational groups to be somehow later divided from other groups. The mind wanders while gathering its own first-third person or observational omnipresence in some unknown scene left intentionally devoid of detail by the artist. 

more editions coming soon (TBD)

Wooden Board; Recycled dresser drawer bottom (some joining apparatus left intact)

H : 31cm (12”)

W : 57cm (22 ½”)

D : 2.5cm (⅝”)

Medium:

Acrylic paint

Pencil / Colored Pencil

Sharpie Marker