Artist
Joey Mánlapaz
Title
Meter Expired
Date1996
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions36 × 36 in. (91.4 × 91.4 cm)
Framed Size: 38 × 38 in. (96.5 × 96.5 cm)
Framed Size: 38 × 38 in. (96.5 × 96.5 cm)
Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Art Bank Collection
Object numberDCCAH1999.168
ClassificationsPaintings
Locations
Office of Administrative Hearings (441 4th Street NW, 760N)
DescriptionBorn in the Philippines, Joey Mánlapaz has depicted changes to the DC cityscape with the eyes of an immigrant and a curiosity for architecture. Rather than focusing on the residents and tourists who often crowd the streets, Mánlapaz chooses a scene empty of pedestrians and traffic. Instead, this painting emphasizes the stark contrast between classical and modern architecture in the background, and the ubiquitous hot dog stand and parking meter in the foreground.
