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TONY SCHERMANUNTITLEDencaustic on canvassigned and dated /88 on the overflap; unframed 54 ins x 60 ins; 137.2 cms x 152.4 cms Provenance:Private Collection, OntarioLiterature:Smith, Pete. Interview with Tony Scherman. FOAM (Fine Ontario Art Magazine). 2010. http://www.tonyscherman.com/videos/FoamInterview.html Note:"I realized that actually what I had been [painting] is film stills from my inner film...my inner dream..."Prior to his paintings based on mythology, art historical narratives, and culturally iconic personalities in the early 1990s, Tony Scherman painted scenes with unidentified "characters" posed within cinematic backgrounds. In his Untitled canvas from 1988, the figures seem to be in a state of arrested action. There is a sense of the dramatic in this painting with the motion abruptly halted; the standing figure and its hazy after-image turn away from the passive, reclining youth. Though they are likely self-referential, the figures are universal, contemplative presences and capable of echoing our collective emotions and experiences. Void of obvious narrative in this painting, viewers are given the opportunity to interpret this scene according to their own personal histories as well as to simply enjoy Scherman's technical expertise in the demanding medium of encaustic and his mastery of portraiture. Scherman has exhibited professionally in North America and Europe since receiving his Master of Arts degree from the Royal College of Art in London, England in 1974. His works are widely collected by major museums and corporations and he regularly lectures at colleges and universities on both continents.