Orchard's luscious canvases hover between abstraction and figuration creating flattened spaces inspired by a variety of tropes from Western art history. New Etiquette was created shortly after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Orchard describes "In this work I contrast objects that relay finite information (the telephone and newspaper) with modes of communicating the ineffable namely physical touch. The painting also has a few symbols that relate to a shared hope for renewal within our new normal: a budding branch to represent regrowth; a broken bowl poorly mended but still in use; and a wine glass with two distinct sets of lipstick marks suggesting physical intimacy and community.". Danielle Orchard. New Etiquette 2020. 18" x 24". Archival Pigment Print. Hand-embellished hand-signed and numbered by Danielle Orchard. Limited Edition of 15 Hand-Embellished Prints.
