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Though Kurt Kauper<\/a>\u2019s realist oil paintings are intended to be open-ended, allowing viewers to apply their own interpretations to his sometimes-surreal scenarios, the artist makes sure there\u2019s plenty to fuel speculation.\u00a0 In this painting from Kauper\u2019s series \u2018Watching Men,\u2019 part of his solo at Ortuzar Gallery<\/a> that pictures men preparing themselves to face the world by brushing their teeth or combing their hair, for example, it\u2019s tempting to consider what\u2019s on this thoughtful man\u2019s mind.\u00a0 Just as he faces the direction of the arrow in the bike lane next to him, his scarf matches the road markings and the nearby construction barriers.\u00a0 Though the barricades seem to symbolize impeded progress, the man appears to be at the moment of breakthrough as he emerges from shadow into light.\u00a0 (On view in Tribeca through Feb 28th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Kurt Kauper, Watching Men #13, oil on dibond, 12 x 12 inches, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though Kurt Kauper\u2019s realist oil paintings are intended to be open-ended, allowing viewers to apply their own interpretations to his sometimes-surreal scenarios, the artist makes sure there\u2019s plenty to fuel speculation.\u00a0 In this painting from Kauper\u2019s series \u2018Watching Men,\u2019 part of his solo at Ortuzar Gallery that pictures men preparing themselves to face the world … <\/p>\n

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