To Kiss

Painting, sculpture and pottery annex under Isupov’s hand, the artist seeking to insert visual information at every level of an object’s surface and detail. “To Kiss”’s figurative balance — two heads caught in a moment of de-gendered intimacy — finds an elegant and dreamlike contrast in the qualities of surface and position. The painting tattooed across their cheeks suggests much deeper running (implicitly feminine) sexual fantasy or implication, Isupov’s careful detail finding a remarkable communion between 2d and 3d location.