To Do List

DIMENSIONS 12" x 9.5" MEDIUM archival pigment print Limited edition of 50, 2020Accompanied by certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by the artist ABOUT THE WORK In his hyperrealistic paintings, Brad Phillips delivers humorous yet haunting vignettes that navigate complex and often melancholic glimpses into the human condition. By exploring nuanced themes like hypocrisy, sex, and addiction with heartbreaking detail and subtle satire, Phillips creates an access point to otherwise uncomfortable truths. In our new print edition by Phillips, To Do List, life gets equalized. A hand-scrawled numerated list, the hallmark of the mundane, is elevated and transformed: pen in notebook becomes paint on canvas, which transmutes into our archival print edition. Daily hierarchies of priorities are leveled with a realistic glare, demanding an unfettered exposé into cycles of thought. The image is frank, obvious, and magic: by providing the feeling of raw autobiographical honesty, Phillips