“Barrel (Yellow)” by Tony Sobota

A chance encounter with a construction crew while painting on location in 2016 challenged Tony Sobota to pursue an unlikely muse: the construction site. Since then he has developed the language of construction to frame my portrait of Nashville as a work in progress. From smaller site-specific studies to larger studio paintings, his work pursues the question: “Do we value the process of becoming, or just anxiously await the removal of all the scaffolding?” He invites you to follow his process on Instagram: @tonysobota