Journey-In Search Of

Date, Hideo [ bio ]

Description

Matted and framed.

Image of six nude male and female figures in hues of green, orange, red, yellow, blue. In foreground left, a small, bald male figure stands on his right leg on a small cloud while holding a red object to his mouth; green treetop is visible, foreground right. On large brown hued cloud, green male figure rides bareback on a blue horse with white hooves toward figure in foreground left. Other figures follow behind on foot: red hued woman with blonde hair follows waving hands above her head; orange woman, center, carries a white sack over her left shoulder; upper left, yellow male with brown hair walks with purple cane and one hand raised in front of him while green male with blue hair wleans on brown cane. Green-leaved treetops around rocky mountains visible between clouds, top; blue background.

History
Originally intended to be the second part of a triptych ; "Age of Confusion" (99.111.57) is part one ; third part was never realized.

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