Thou Hypocrite!

48”x48” Assemblage on Plywood, Acrylic, Newspaper, Wood Glue, U.S. Coins

December 2019

(Pricing Available Upon Request)

Denver Crawford and Tom Ruple grew up in the American South and collaborated on this work between November-December 2019. In the basement of a NY coffee shop where they were both employed, they decided to pass a canvas back and forth 7 times. Each time they were balancing the other’s work. What emerged was a politically charged piece titled “Thou Hypocrite!” referring to Matthew 7:5 of the New Testament.

Tom’s approach brought a level of composition and order as in his paintings. Denver treated his role as a kind of performance, putting “actions” onto the canvas. What emerged is a visually striking and deeply inquisitive look at the nature of collaboration through art and its reflections on two young men.