Esther Pearl Frankfurt, Alemania, b. 1973
Not much Left , 2019
Acrylic and glitter on panel
101.6 x 152.4 cm
40 x 60 in
40 x 60 in
© 2019 Esther Pearl / Courtesy Fundación AMMA
Photo: Sergio Ortiz
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A nighttime scene in a parking lot—somewhere between a votive offering and a teen movie. There are cars, a waitress standing in the doorway of the establishment, customers, and signs advertising chain stores... It is all richly colored and possesses a slightly magical air, especially given the magnificent cosmic spectacle of comets and shooting stars unfolding in the sky—a sky to which the figures seem to be turning their backs.
Esther Pearl’s work draws inspiration from her father and her childhood. She specializes in depicting scenes of everyday life in settings such as farmland, highways, pawnshops, playgrounds, and parking lots, complementing these images with brief, diary-like inscriptions in the corner of each painting and the presence of flying saucers that illuminate the scenes.
Esther Pearl’s work draws inspiration from her father and her childhood. She specializes in depicting scenes of everyday life in settings such as farmland, highways, pawnshops, playgrounds, and parking lots, complementing these images with brief, diary-like inscriptions in the corner of each painting and the presence of flying saucers that illuminate the scenes.