Real Monsters in Bold Colors: Bob Thompson and Candida Alvarez at GRAY pairs the visionary work of Bob Thompson with new paintings by Candida Alvarez. Both artists use vibrant color and reimagined forms to rewrite art history—Thompson by distorting Old Master compositions, and Alvarez by riffing on art historical motifs through her own lived experience. Alvarez cites Thompson as a liberating influence, pushing her to transform borrowed imagery into rhythmic, saturated abstractions that straddle figuration and abstraction.
