Untitled #1, 2009; acrylic on paper. Courtesy of Electric Works, San Francisco. Although the paintings in "On A Neck" are stylistically those of Nathan Redwood, he has made some questionable departures from his earlier work. The artist's new indulgence in portraiture seems a logical step in terms of his subject matter. However, his abstracted figures do not translate when left without a background context. When I last saw Redwood's work at Electric Works, I was quite taken with his large, narrative, yet surreal, paintings. They had not only a great presence in the space, but were also extremely fun.... Read More