Richard 'Ricky' Armendariz American, b. 1969
The Predicament, 2023
Oil on carved birch wood
49.75 x 30.5 in
126.4 x 77.5 cm
126.4 x 77.5 cm
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The Predicament is a work that details the struggle of choice, represented here by an owl who can determine what it wants or doesn't want and a fire stick that...
The Predicament is a work that details the struggle of choice, represented here by an owl who can determine what it wants or doesn't want and a fire stick that symbolizes knowledge. Armendariz states that he likes the idea of having to choose understanding and knowledge or choosing to blissfully not know. "I think there's a real advantage in not knowing some things. And then certain people have to know and carry that with them."
