JULIAN CUSHING
Cara
Though Cushing has no formal training in art, his paintings explore the depth of space, and the interactions between a figure and the space it inhabits. “Cara” is a portrait of his sister who visited the artist at home over the winter last year. There is a tension between his familiarity with her, his knowledge of the space which she and he inhabit, and the idea of individual separation; no matter how close he is with her, there is always a fundamental distinction between him and her, which is exaggerated by the use of her as a painting subject.