In the painting, the figures of the Frog Prince and the Princess, modeled after SNL comedians, are positioned in front... Read More
In the painting, the figures of the Frog Prince and the Princess, modeled after SNL comedians, are positioned in front of the checkout counters of a Sam's Club store. The dynamic between them is steeped in ambiguity.
Between the two characters rests a sign inscribed with the Three Laws of Love, adapted from Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics:
Love must respect the other’s feelings, and shall not cause emotional harm, or allow the other to suffer emotional harm through indifference.Love must follow the will of the other, provided that such will does not conflict with the First Law.Love must maintain its own independence and self-worth, provided that this does not conflict with the First and Second Laws.
The two figures, the text-bearing sign, and the commercial space of the store coalesce into an uncanny theatrical tableau, woven together by an organic thread of logic. They appear to be enacting a performance of love, or perhaps this is precisely what love looks like in reality.
