T.D 202 (Long Forgotten Yellow)

Aerosol and acrylic on canvas board.

18x24x1"

Black frame. Open front. Hanging wire for wall. Gesso ground. Semi Gloss finish.

"T.D" stands for Taxi Driver. 202 is the version number. "Long Forgotten Yellow" is in reference to the Yellow cabs of 20th century NYC.

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"...had my shoulder replaced. As have all the other 202s. I can assure you that EonCorps is in the business of providing a safe, reliable operator. I am at your service madame." And with that, it turned back to watching the skyway, and I noticed it's murky green eyes changing. It must be adjusting it's optical lense settings, I presumed. A preset for road vs. a preset for human close range interaction. I wondered how many times it switched between modes per lift. Per day. If the operation degraded its microfiliments.

The emerald eyes turned a shade darker, and I moved my attention to the checkered patterns of a skyscrapper on my right. Colored beluga grey and fog white, a common monolith among the many. Holding a hive of office hedge mazes and solar law firms, toiling over context and planet purchase precedents. In the acquisition of comet mining assets, there was no room for cosmic hyperboli. Where the halls and lunch rooms are kept sterile by the android sweeper maid Ivoka. We were flying in a slow incline towards cloud level."