33” x 27” Acrylic, Paint Markers, Pens, Metal Studs

In Target Practice, Andrea Facusse transforms a vibrant toucan into a symbol of both spectacle and survival. The bird’s stylized body—rendered in warm gradients of red, orange, and yellow—is punctuated by metal studs that disrupt its decorative surface. This intervention shifts the work from playful to confrontational, suggesting the ways living beings become targets of attention, expectation, or harm.

Set against a mosaic of geometric color fields and rhythmic patterns, the toucan stands at the center of a world that feels both celebratory and volatile. The surrounding purple leaf forms and dotted blue lines create a dynamic environment that contrasts sharply with the bird’s studded body, heightening the tension between beauty and threat. Facusse’s use of bold color and pattern amplifies the emotional charge of the piece, inviting viewers to question what it means to be seen, marked, or singled out.

Target Practice reflects Facusse’s interest in the intersection of vulnerability and resilience. The metal studs act as both wounds and armor, transforming the toucan into a figure that carries its history visibly. The painting becomes a meditation on exposure—how beings are shaped by the forces that aim at them, and how they continue to stand, vivid and unbroken, within the chaos.