Legs Icon (Utter)

38″ x 20″ x 7″
Pigment, oil, egg, and skin glue on curved panel
2008

1 of 2 medium sized Legs Icon pieces made with curved panel.

“Utter” in this case means both “absolute, outer limits” and “to make a sound.” These paintings present and traverse limits, thresholds. The word also evokes “udder,” and suggest the way in which the paintings are intended to provide sustenance in some way. The form on the outside of the panel seems motherly, and suggest birth.