Simultaneously chaotic and cathartic, the structures encompass a new and unique style, combining minimalist qualities with a monochrome finish, mainly black but expanding to gold and white towards the end of her career, that draw viewers» focus towards
the bare shapes of objects.
Not exact matches
While his first
shaped canvases were determined by the silhouette
of a single depicted
object, as in the Smoker series, later works such as Nude with Lamp are
shaped according to their own logic, rather than that
of the painted image, utilizing the blank space
of the
bare wall behind.
I want to get down to the
barest essence: discarding the
object for a trace or glimpse
of it residing in the weight
of each mark or
shape.»
While his first
shaped canvases were determined by the silhouette
of a single depicted
object, as in the «Smoker» series, later works are
shaped according to their own logic, rather than that
of the painted image, utilizing the blank space
of the
bare wall behind.
A few steps later, you realise that the figure is also facing a long black stage, which is covered with a collection
of other creepy
objects: an immensely long stuffed man, drooping miserably across a large, badly painted canvas
of two more nasty figures; a paper human head
shape containing thoughts
of a shit - smeared builder, and below, his
bared bottom; a gathering
of toy babies; a cartoonish painting
of a little boy hitting a drum.