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The Return

Acrylic on Canvas

A framed, abstract painting of Napoleon on horseback rendered in layered gray, black, and red marks, with figures and battle imagery below.
The Return by Taylor McLendon. Acrylic on Canvas. A framed, abstract painting of Napoleon on horseback rendered in layered gray, black, and red marks, with figures and battle imagery below.

his work uses Napoleon as a familiar, almost palatable image for a harder subject: addiction. His repeated returns from exile and the bloody battles surrounding his campaigns become a way to consider the cycles of addiction, relapse, and consequence. The fractured image, dark drips, and red marks evoke a struggle that keeps returning, even when someone hopes the battle is over.

30x30" Sold

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