Tuesday, June 04, 2002

Telephoto picture of a single person sitting at a white table, opposite an empty chair, with a Pacer auto in the foreground.
Waiting on the Lawn for Moteaux, Auguste Boudoir, circa 2002. This début de siècle composition pays direct homage to late 20th and early 21st century "naturalist artifice" artistes. Boudoir created this painting as a result of a misunderstanding with his mistress - she thought he said "Meet me at John's" when he of course meant "on the lawn".

The image presents itself on many levels, from the overly literal (boredom) to the allegorical (boredom). The hinted omission of the right front tyre is a direct reference to Boudoir's leftist politics, as is the empty chair on the right.
photo from JrzyTmta's garden cam