and i would shine in answer/ being/ without becoming

Angela Fraleigh... it's all what it meant (2007, oil on panel). From the exhibition and i would shine in answer/ being/ without becoming - works by Angela Fraleigh at P.P.O.W. "... Under slabs and curls of paint, figures are tangled with revulsion and desire, violence and lust. Fueled by tension, these usually stereotypical images of couples caught in embraces are obscured with ambiguous power structures. Distinguishing pleasure from struggle is complicated by the rich pours of undulating paint that grip the figures and often envelop the compositions. By disrupting the narrative, spaces and pockets are revealed in between the visible exchanges, they become openings to fill with significance."