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his life-sized, fantasy postage stamps for imaginary countries. Evans's
single-minded intensity, patience, and skill convince you of the reality of
his invented world . At the same time, the paintings' washy colors and
delicate drawing, which suggest the effect of time, the simplifications
and minute scale of his images, along with the wry names he bestowed
on the nations issuing the stamps and the choice of subjects depicted
(there's a series dedicated to bar drinks and one of excerpts from
Gertrude Stein's
Tender Buttons)
remind you of the artifice of the whole
project. There are clearly secret references, both personal and perhaps
more general, embedded in these compelling, delightful little pictures.
The stamp conceit draws you in, but it's the richness of Evans's imagi–
nation and the seductiveness of his touch that keeps you looking. His
tiny, multicolored images of the fruits of fictional tropical islands could
convince you that the temperature had climbed above freezing, despite
all evidence to the contrary.
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