Fanny Brodar No Strawberries For Me For Sale

About this work

Fanny Brodar's "No Strawberries For Me" (2022) captures a moment of decisive refusal transformed into visual celebration. Rendered in acrylic, oil stick, and spray paint on canvas, the work exemplifies Brodar's signature approach of elevating mundane declarations into bold artistic statements. The title suggests a simple act of declining—perhaps at a market, a dinner table, or in passing conversation—yet Brodar imbues this ordinary moment with unexpected weight and whimsy. The substantial scale of the work, measuring over five feet in each direction, grants monumental presence to what might otherwise be a forgettable exchange. Brodar's characteristic text-forward composition dominates the canvas, with letterforms rendered in her distinctive hand that balances between graffiti's urgency and pop art's graphic punch. Layers of spray paint create atmospheric depth behind the central declaration, while gestural oil stick marks add tactile energy and spontaneous movement throughout the composition. The piece resonates with Brodar's ongoing exploration of food as both sustenance and symbol, a recurring motif that connects her work to daily rituals and sensory pleasures. Yet here, the emphasis falls on absence rather than indulgence—a playful subversion that invites viewers to consider the small assertions of preference that define our days. The emotional register hovers between lighthearted and quietly defiant, suggesting that even minor refusals carry meaning in how we navigate the world. "No Strawberries For Me" represents Brodar's practice at its most engaging: transforming the vernacular into the vivid, finding depth in the delightfully superficial. This work is available for acquisition through Guy Hepner, New York.