In Kindred Spirits, Varejão presents three bodies of work, which establish relationships between
distinct artistic traditions, social groups, and concepts of esthetics and identity.
Both bodies of work weave together stories of
distinct artistic traditions to emphasize the constant evolution and exchange of influences that shape culture and identity.
Not exact matches
Clarke also embraces the
tradition of the artist's book, dating back hundreds of years and written about as a
distinct artistic genre since the 1970s.
Detailed landscapes as a
distinct subject are not found in all
artistic traditions, and develop when there is already a sophisticated
tradition of representing other subjects.
All five artists included in the exhibition address the notion of time with
distinct philosophical and
artistic voices that, while informed by globalized discourse, have developed formal and conceptual vocabularies specific to their respective
traditions.