1. As Night Falls 

Abstract expressionist piece where night as it falls is resisted by the people and places of the day, but will cover and hold them in known and unknown ways.

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2. Happiness Looks at its Own Sadness

Grayscale, surreal piece intended to suggest happiness and sadness are interwoven, part of the same tree of life.

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3. A Certain Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy is one mask on after another until the whole body and being becomes a mask over void.

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4. A Losing Battle

Shapes writhe, turn, struggle but are captive to themselves like “windowless monads”.

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[Editor’s note: The artist’s comments relating to each painting are shown in italics.]

Selected byRaymond Huffman
Edward M. Supranowicz

Edward Michael Supranowicz has a grad background in painting and printmaking. He also is a published poet. He grew up on a small farm in Appalachia. Both sides (Irish and Ukrainian/Russian) of his family worked in the coalmines and steel mills.