"Empty Chair" Joshua Gillen Krasnyansky’s figures never depart from

Krasnyansky’s figures never depart from the recognizable

I work with materials that come with stories of human connection - lace and fabric passed down through generations

#216 -  16" long

While doing my research before creating this piece

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"Empty Chair" Joshua Gillen Krasnyansky’s figures never depart fromJoshua Gillen, Sallisaw, OK Empty Chair, 2026 Oil on canvas 18 x 24 I've drawn since I was a child. When I was 20 years old, I started painting. It was a way to express my active imagination. It also allowed me to express my observations about life in a symbolic way, leaving the work to be interpreted by the viewer. This allows their imagination to become active. In 2012 I suffered a traumatic brain injury. I lost my ability to create. I lost myself