A curation by Natalie Slater, Curator at Singulart - This curatorial selection brings together works by painter and sculptor Jon Parlangeli, whose distinctive portraits blur the line between representation, abstraction, and invention. Working with thick, sculptural layers of paint, Parlangeli creates figures whose identities emerge through gesture, color, clothing, and form rather than facial expression alone. Across these works, flowers become more than a recurring motif. They function as personalities, disguises, moods, and extensions of the self. Faces dissolve into blooms, tangled foliage, and richly textured surfaces, creating characters that feel at once anonymous and deeply familiar. Some figures appear playful, eccentric, or theatrical, while others feel contemplative and introspective. Whether rooted in self-portraiture or imagination, each work suggests an identity that remains open, shifting, and unresolved. Together, these paintings present a cast of characters where individuality is not defined by what is seen, but by what continues to grow beyond it.