Glass Houses (Right)

“Glass Houses (Right)” is a painted set, or “diptych.” designed to be displayed side-by-side, as the left image and its narrative bleed into the right. However, both paintings can also stand on their own as singularly balanced compositions. This piece is part of Nicholls’ Strange Botanica Series which is lush with green layers and symbolic narrative undertones. Here, the artist has created a jungle-like panorama that bounces between glass houses or conservatory-type structures. The broader underlying theme of Glass Houses contemplates the contradictions of isolation vs. connection and transparency vs. privacy. This is the artist’s visual exploration of how these contrasts tend to shape the way we respond to our environment and communicate with one another. “Glass Houses (Right)” is a 30 x 48 – inch acrylic on canvas.