Group Thinking portrays three female figures clustered so tightly together that—save for the differences in the vibrant palettes that Calvin selected for each—their facial features are hardly distinguishable from one another. These fictional characters, inspired by Californian youth as in other works by the artist, become exercises in marrying figuration and geometric abstraction. Entirely devoid of negative space, the non-narrative work hones in on the subjects, as though to focus the viewer’s attention on elusive thoughts and interactions.
