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Bridge Works

The connective paintings: not necessarily the best works, but the works people pass through to get elsewhere.

Sunburn - A yellow circular face or sun with wide eyes sits in front of a red star shape, with the word smile near the upper…

Sunburn

The smiling star-headed figure is bright, childish, and unsettling, with the word “smile” turning happiness into command. The red star reads like a costume, wound, or false halo, making the face feel trapped inside cheerfulness.

Systems: Red Sun / Fool / Overexposure, Blue Text / Label / Voice, Ping Pong / Hero / Mask, Mask / Face / Symbol-Person

Sunburn at the Garden - A red rectangular chamber with the word DEAD sits beside a dense field of small ringed circles and rows, like…

Sunburn at the Garden

A tiny figure sits boxed inside a red room marked “DEAD,” while the surrounding field becomes a stadium of staring circular forms. The painting makes spectacle feel terminal: the audience is everywhere, and the subject has already been classified.

Systems: Red Sun / Fool / Overexposure, Boxer / Ring / Hero-Body, Blue Text / Label / Voice, Ghost / Interior / Memory

Put The Gloves On - A suited man in black gloves stands before red and green geometry, holding his hands up in a formal or defensive…

Put The Gloves On

The suited figure handles the gloves like evidence, costume, or ritual equipment rather than simple boxing gear. The green-red stage behind him turns the OJ reference into a larger drama about performance, guilt, and the theatrical handling of violence.

Systems: Boxer / Ring / Hero-Body, Glove / Hand / Contact, Animal / Cartoon / Trickster

Akuma - A pale side-profile head wearing glasses or a mask sits in the lower half of a blue-green room with a red ringed…

Akuma

A lateral, compressed portrait where the head and hand feel trapped inside a blue theatrical field. The red ring above reads like a sun, target, or warning signal, turning the quiet character study into a scene of watched tension.

Systems: Red Sun / Fool / Overexposure, Ping Pong / Hero / Mask, Mask / Face / Symbol-Person, Ghost / Interior / Memory

Eighteen Hundred Thousand - A dark portrait head in a red helmet or hood appears before a blue starry ground, with a white panel and red stars…

Eighteen Hundred Thousand

Ali is rendered as icon and mask, surrounded by stars, red helmet-like form, and a small inset echo. The piece turns athletic fame into a cosmic burden, making the heroic face feel both monumental and scratched raw by repetition.

Systems: Red Sun / Fool / Overexposure, Boxer / Ring / Hero-Body, Mask / Face / Symbol-Person