Works

The exhibition "In Dialogue" at Mendes Wood DM, Brussels, features works by Kent O’Connor, exploring the concept of narrative paintings. O’Connor investigates "what it means to paint narration" through landscape scenes, portraits, and still lifes, where "narrative qualities" emerge through subtle details. The exhibition's location in Brussels is noted as a coincidence, being near a museum dedicated to Magritte, an artist who influenced O’Connor.

Key works include "Figures and Objects in a Landscape" (2025), a large-scale piece depicting a sunburnt figure amidst various objects and a distant cyclist, set against a Californian-inspired landscape. Another piece, "Jet Propulsion Laboratory Altadena, California" (2025), presents industrial structures and the NASA facility. O’Connor also revisits still-life traditions in "Objects From the Landscape on the Table" (2025), where everyday items are presented as characters. The artist incorporates self-portraits, such as "Portrait of an Artist" (2025), reflecting on his own cultural influences and artistic process.