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A confluence of events made the idea play’s 3 acts featuring halls of academia,

a reality. I commissioned a painting a corporate environment and their

in Paul’s reverse acrylic on Plexiglas metaphysical convergence impacting
technique to provide a visual depiction the lives of the characters, as well as

of my play, 1.White Wins!? (The title is a simulated computer, representing

based on a chess move notation). technology and its omnipotence over our

collective lives. Anthropomorphic chess

I approached Paul and Joanne with my pieces represent the play’s characters

project knowing he had featured chess with subtle tonal variations and “facial”
themes in prior works. We exchanged expressions, some lurching forward

emails about size, colours and the (to even beyond the painting’s border),

general subject. I sent the play script others wildly askew, symbolizing
and a summary to Paul and Joanne. And the themes of the play: personal and

although they welcomed further input corporate morality examined through

I decided to place my trust in Paul’s the prisms of determinism, free will,

genius and let the artist create! I met physics, religion and race via the lives
Paul and Joanne at Oneofakind NY to of a philosophy professor and four

see the painting for the first time. students at their first meeting and

twenty-five years later.
I am writing this today because of Paul’s

depiction of “White Wins!” Surpassed A new dimension of appreciation comes

my wildest expectations! The painting is when the artist explains the lines, brush
a striking, color imbued rendition of the strokes, color and details of your own

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