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Gerald Davis — Kill Me
Gerald Davis

Kill Me

A haunting and visceral work rendered in coloured pencil on paper, Gerald Davis's *Kill Me* harnesses the intimate, tactile nature of the medium to deliver a striking emotional intensity. The deliberate choice of coloured pencil lends the piece a raw, immediate quality, as though the urgency of its title has been pressed directly into the surface of the paper. Davis masterfully balances vulnerability and confrontation, inviting the viewer into an unsettling yet deeply human tension.

Medium
coloured pencil on paper

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Under the Influence

April 11, 2013

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Gerald Davis, Kill Me

A haunting and visceral work rendered in coloured pencil on paper, Gerald Davis's *Kill Me* harnesses the intimate, tactile nature of the medium to deliver a striking emotional intensity. The deliberate choice of coloured pencil lends the piece a raw, immediate quality, as though the urgency of its title has been pressed directly into the surface of the paper. Davis masterfully balances vulnerability and confrontation, inviting the viewer into an unsettling yet deeply human tension.

Medium
coloured pencil on paper
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Coloured Pencil, Male Artist, Intimate Format, Provocative Subject Matter, Dark Themes, Emerging Artist, Intense Mood, Muted Tones, American Artist, Contemporary Era, Figurative Art, Colored Pencil, Works on Paper, Expressive Style

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