Knowing Sam Wolfe Connelly These objects act as a

These objects act as a parody of the role that luxury goods play in what Gronquist views as “hyper American” culture

The figures play with gesture and bodily discomfort to complicate the viewer’s role and bring forth questions regarding voyeurism

and the concepts of color schemes

One clutches sprigs of rosemary

Knowing Sam Wolfe Connelly These objects act as aDetails About Acrylic and gold leaf 16 x 20 in. 2022 Framing included Leilani Bustamante was born in Santa Rosa California and is a graduate of the Academy of Art University. She grew up between the suburban sprawl and rural Fort Bragg, where she draws inspiration from their simultaneous decay and growth. Her work often voices themes of mortality exploring elements of death, rebirth, beauty and spoil, the loveliness of the macabre and the mournful