"For Opacity: Elijah Burgher, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Nathaniel Mary Quinn" is on view in our Main Gallery Wed-Sun 12pm-6pm| Thur 12pm-8pm . #Repost toyinojihodutola ・・・ This portrait was drawn during a transitional phase in my studio. The incorporating of the pastel skin patina beyond the matte charcoal I had been using predominantly the year before. I tend to use my face as a platform to experiment with new materials and this "self portrait" served as a test to see if I could pull it off, just months before I began the work for my solo exhibition at whitneymuseum for #ToWanderDetermined. Looking at this work now, it feels miles away. I remember feeling nervous about it, packing in too many marks, which I later softened as I got more accustomed to the materials. This might sound strange, but to call this a self portrait feels unnerving to me. Seeing "her," I sense a kind woman I may or may not have known once. She seems contented, but anxious. Her eyes haunting.... The disassociation...