First edition ofMen UntitledbyCarolyn Drake (2023)
First impression
Large format paperback in new condition
Signed byCarolyn Drake to a dedicated page
Text inEnglish and French
Published by TBW
About
The subjects inMen Untitledappear nude or half-dressed, frozen in awkward poses, torsos twisted and bent, backward facing, wearing furniture, and even hung upside down. But they also appear to be at ease withpossibly even acting in collusion withthe artist.
Still-lives punctuate the portraits: an anatomical model of male genitalia perches on a velvet chair, a charred board of nails stands erect, and a formidable snake wraps itself around an empty window frame.
Playful on its surface, the works underlying levity is brought to the fore in Drakes epilogue, which recounts a sequence of personal experiences that motivated the work.
