STATEMENT The Emersonian notions of truth converge with the Ted Turner-esque notions of anxious contemporary life in order to bring us the inspirational platitudes we all know and love. With images of men, I have tried to address the widespread clichés among such histories. In art or commerce these clichés depict ordinary men, but aspire to illustrate them as Man partaking in Man's Searches. The most notable search that comes to mind is the one for Truth, and its perennial bond with aging and despair. This lofty portrayal of the quotidian man is inescapably silly, and its contemporary permutations are often seen through the sentimental lens of traditional portraiture. BIOGRAPHY Boru is a graduate of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He recently moved from Paris, where he spent the last year as an artist-in-residence with CitéCulture. He has an upcoming solo show at VOLTA NY, as well as an exhibition in Boston, both with Lamontagne Gallery. He is currently based in upstate New York. boruobrien.com			BORU O'BRIEN O'CONNELL Freedom Tower, 2006 From Mavericks and Daydreamers Gelatin Silver print on fiber paper Paper: 11 x 14 inches Image: 10.5 x 13.1 inches Signed and numbered Edition of 5 $375.00 / purchase print