Go Figure Figurative Social Surrealist Paintings
Go Figure Figurative Social Surrealist Paintings by Guy Colwell, published by Fantagraphics Books on June 3, 2025, presents a collection of 44 vibrant figurative paintings created between 1987 and 2023. This edition showcases Colwell’s exploration of “social surrealism,” featuring eye-catching imagery that captures crowds in observational scenes. Each painting conveys a narrative through the characters’ dress, body language, and interactions, reflecting Colwell’s diverse experiences and travels.
Readers will find that the artworks often depict themes of community and individual resilience, as many figures navigate their environments amidst a complex backdrop. The collection includes surreal pieces, such as “Junior and the Legs,” which adds a unique dimension to the overall narrative. With a focus on the human figure and landscapes, Go Figure is designed in an 11″ x 11″ format to highlight the high-quality reproductions of Colwell’s critically praised works, making it a significant addition to the arts and photography genre.
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Go Figure collects 44 “social surrealist” figurative paintings, spanning 1987-2023. All are in eye-popping color: many depict a crowd in observational tableaux, each figure a character by virtue of dress, body language, and interactions with each other, animals, and their setting. Other paintings reflect Colwell’s wide travels, and still others are surreal — such as “Junior and the Legs” (2023), which shows a young man strumming a guitar on stage, accompanied by disembodied women’s limbs. Each image has a narrative and a moral purpose–often, one figure bravely moves forward, despite a hostile crowd. In Guy Colwell’s world, no individual could ever be an island, just another part of a rich ecosystem.
Thematically, then, it is fitting that this book was made possible by a group of his collectors, who are sponsoring the show/Guy Colwell retrospective “Imaginary Reality,” from which this book is created, in an independent space. Go Figure is in an 11″ X 11″ format, to best feature the high-quality reproductions of these numerous critically praised works.
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