Mechanical Man

In Mechanical Man, Glenn Gordon constructs a towering abstract figure built from a labyrinth of color, line, and texture. Painted in 1989, this oil on canvas portrays a humanoid form—part machine, part myth—emerging from a dense tapestry of interconnected shapes and symbolic fragments. The figure feels monumental, yet fractured; its anatomy formed through layers of circuitry, armor-like segments, and relics of a forgotten civilization.

With a palette of deep reds, iron blues, rust tones, and industrial greens, Gordon captures the tension between humanity and machinery—between identity and structure. Every corner of the canvas pulses with complexity, inviting the viewer to decode its mystery or simply absorb its raw energy. Mechanical Man is a commanding work that explores the blurred line between organic being and constructed self.