David Onri Anderson, Early Banana Peel Sunrise

David Onri Anderson

Early Banana Peel Sunrise

Archival pigment print on Canson Infinity Edition Etching Rag

Price range: $600 through $1,045

Early Banana Peel Sunrise began with a simple observation — the way a banana peel changes so noticeably over time, black spots appearing on vivid yellow skin. Placing one in a landscape at early sunrise felt like a chance to imbue an otherwise mundane object with personality and emotion.

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Year
2020
Edition of
35
Dimensions
30 x 22 1/2 inches
Authentication

Signed and numbered by the artist. All Haystack editions come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

“I had been eating bananas every day for several years when I finally got the idea to start paying homage to this source of energy and inspiration in my life.”

– David Onri Anderson

About the Artwork

Early Banana Peel Sunrise began with a simple observation — the way a banana peel changes so noticeably over time, black spots appearing on vivid yellow skin. Placing one in a landscape at early sunrise felt like a chance to imbue an otherwise mundane object with personality and emotion.

Originally executed in acrylic paint and graphite on raw canvas, every portion of the fabric grain and the nuances of the hand-drawn contours are preserved in the print — produced by G. Moulin Limited Editions as an archival pigment print on 100% cotton paper.

Curator's Note

Early Banana Peel Sunrise pops with bright ripeness in a jaunty anthropomorphic posture. Like one gently lifting the sides of their skirts, the banana stands in an endearing, floppy curtsey.

Bananas are fleeting subjects, changing rapidly from green to yellow, yellow to spotted, as we see it depicted here. Like flowers, the fruit symbolizes the precious briefness of life. The pastel gradient of the background blues softly fade to create a quiet morning atmosphere.

About the Artist

David Onri Anderson (b.1993, Nashville, TN) is a French-American artist of French-Algerian Jewish ancestry. Through the process of expanding, deconstructing, and echoing of a variety of forms, he seeks out the inherent alchemical possibilities in colors, materials, and repetition.

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