E, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 nude The diminutive figures at the

The diminutive figures at the base of the ferris wheel add a layer of poignancy to the piece

the imagery blends classical themes with the artist’s signature dreamlike symbolism—mythic creatures

This duality speaks to Mesler's ongoing investigation of how language shapes our experience of art and life

Cy Twombly (1928-2011) is recognized as one of the most significant artists of the post-war period

drawing and print

E, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991 nude The diminutive figures at theDavid Hockney's letter E comes from Hockney's Alphabet, the 1991 portfolio in which the artist reimagined all twenty six letters as full page colour lithographs. A heavy, ink eroded black E sits at the centre of the sheet, ringed by a restless border of magenta biro scribble and grounded on a lattice of brown crosshatch the crisp Roman capital set against a storm of hand drawn line. Hockney's Alphabet was conceived by the poet Sir Stephen Spender and