John Bradford
 
  David, Absalom, and Tamar, 2008
Oil on Canvas, 60" x 78"
  Deaths of Nadab and Abihu, 2007
Oil on Canvas, 48" x 60"
 
 
   
Judah and Tamar, 2007
Oil on Canvas, 28" x 22" 
  Finding of Moses, 2007
Oil on Canvas, 36" x 50" 
   
  Isaac and Rebecca in the King's Garden, 2008
Oil on Canvas, 32" x 38"
  The Judgment of Solomon, 2007
Oil on Canvas, 96" x 78"
 
     

“Here is the baby Moses, all quick pink daubs for arm and face, a blue cone for the servant bending over the tarred basket, lithe orange flourishes for bulrushes, and a gray column for Pharaoh's imperious daughter. Elsewhere, a dark interior frames a sunlit opening, these rectangles locked together by a blocky brazier with orange flames that echo nearby palm fronds. Two bodies lie in the gloom—a few deft strokes contrast a father's stumbling shock with Moses' stern, upright carriage as God's messenger. These 14 biblical scenes, painted with a drippy, Abstract Expressionist brio, are devoid of both fundamentalist didacticism and secular snarkiness, while beautifully evoking the imperfect humanity underlying the divine.” —R.C. Baker The Village Voice May 7, 2007

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