Work on Panel by Mark Westervelt: Chimney

Headless torso sprouts a tall column of beans where the head should be.

This work on panel is by Mark Westervelt, and is ca. 2013. It is paint on panel. His paint skins are made by painting on plastic and peeling the sheet off, so the side against the plastic is glossy and the side exposed to air is matte. Framed in view, a smooth figure's shoulders and torso, speckled with rust and gray scraps, rise from the bottom of a pale blond ground. It is 14 inches wide, 1.75 deep and 14 high.

Plenty on its mind, in a very literal way.