I Am You, You Are Me
Ricky Lee Gordon
634 S. Wabash
© Sandra Steinbrecher 2016
Ricky Lee Gordon is a self-taught artist born in Johannesburg, previously working under the pseudonym Freddy Sam. In this piece Gordon deals with non-duality and interconnectedness.
While working on this piece Gordon state, ” I chose to paint the leather jacket to connect with the hide of the horse. Fashion has become a second skin . . . it seems to be a way for us to feel included and give us a sense that we belong or fit in.” – as quoted in Sandra Steinbrecher’s Wabash Arts Corridor / Big Walls / 2016