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The Rake October 2005
Mass Transit: Recent work by Shawn McNulty and Dave Whannel | October 2005 Getting
around in the city can be intense, whether you're swerving on your bike
to avoid oblivious pedestrians, crammed into a crowded bus at rush hour,
or squeezing past that bus in a car. The crush can be oppressive, but
it can also have moments of hectic beauty; the latter is what inspires
Shawn McNulty and Dave Whannel, whose massive abstract works convey
the complexities of urban interaction. McNulty often approaches street
life from an aerial perspective, which equalizes the people and machines
in motion, and reveals inequities at the same time. Whannel's paintings,
as big as small cars, include hidden objects that reward those who take
the time to make a careful inspection.
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