What is the cat-like creature , who is seated at the table in the lower center of the painting Still-Life (2024) doing? Look carefully at the illuminated plant-like form on the table in front of him, and you will see that it is made of linear elements and abstract shapes such as a circle, a sign of the artist’s deft mastery. Both creatures seem oblivious to the world around them. Above them we see other creatures going about their business. Animals wander about. In the distance, we see banners, which suggest unseen armies on the move. The more the viewer discerns, the stranger and more compelling the painting becomes.
