Loose representation

Three figurative painters capture their sitters between brushstrokes, where moments between reality and imagination spill states of becoming, varying degrees of assuredness, and emotions unspoken of. Katherine Bradford’s Motherhood intimately — and fleetingly — captures moments of connection. Aliza Nisenbaum’s strong brushstroke is met with brevity, a sensationalized capture of a moment of contemplation for her sitter, a painter as well. Marlene Dumas paints a female body, mid-movement and soon to not be seen in that pose, and onto the next, yet conscious of her past.