BRIAN UHING | Phone with girl in red (Girl in red with phone)

This work is in good overall condition as viewed. There is evidence of wear and accretions along the edges of the work due to abrasions with the frame.There are some minor dents at the upper left part of the work, but this is only visible upon very close inspection and under bright light. Framed.
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In The Phone with the Girl in Red, Brian Uhing presents us with a reality rooted in depthlessness. Although stylistically reminiscent of the fashionable portraits of English artists Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) and Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792), the present scene defies the expectations of its viewers. The cake appears untouched - there are no utensils in the painting, suggesting that the dessert is for show. The withdrawn expression upon her face and her distant gaze informs us that even we, the viewers, have gone unacknowledged. With her head turned away, she fails to sniff the fragrance of the blossom that she holds in one hand while in the other, her cellphone is held above to act as the grand evaluator of the entire scene.At her feet, several roses are strewn as if to pay homage to a glorified life that has not been fully lived.