Jana Paleckova at Edward Thorp Gallery

Self-taught Czech artist Jana Paleckova’s endlessly inventive paintings on original vintage photos reimagine the past in humorous and surreal ways.  The apparent awkwardness of these boys and their wary-looking adult takes on new meaning, given the gormless looking cyclops in their ranks. (On view through August 3rd at Edward Thorp Gallery in Chelsea).

Jana Paleckova, untitled (man, boys and furry cyclops,) oil paint on vintage photograph, 7h x 9w inches, 2017.