Close looking at #RyanFlores’ arrays of withering produce reveal the artist’s command of material; glazes interact, crackling and oozing over and into one another as multiple firings approximate the processes of cellular death inherent to food spoilage. . Thematically and formally linked to traditions of still-life painting as carriers of coded meaning, Flores’ works become frozen in colliding moments of transformation: flatness becomes bodily and dimensional, rind and flesh begin to putrefy, and beauty slumps toward threat. . #TheFruitVendor, the artist’s first exhibition at the gallery, remains on view through December 22. . [ Ryan Flores, Cut Watermelon, 2022, Glazed porcelain, 20 x 8 x 8 inches ] @ryan.michael.flores 🍉