Not exact matches
Additionally, the exhibition highlights a notable change in her work — the incorporation
of words and
personal narratives, as well as her discovery
of celastic — a fabric that could be shaped when treated with solvent and hardened when dry, which allowed her to fully
embrace the decorative in her work.
This exhibition goes on from there to span two decades
of work that weaves together
personal and political
narratives; reflects Barrada's ongoing research into displacement and dislocation, modes
of education, and forms
of abstraction; and
embraces the resistance and strategies
of autodidacts.
Butler writes: «
Embracing sincerity, symbolism, and
personal narrative, Casey paints clunky shapes, exaggerated limbs and oddly proportioned objects that remind me
of Amy Sillman and Susan Rothenberg.
He cites popular culture (cartoons, fashion photography, YouTube videos),
personal narrative, and our
embrace of online... read more... «New subjectivity: Figurative painting at Pratt Manhattan Gallery»
These women are bound together by their choice to use
personal and inherited experiences in
narrative sculptures resulting in emotional work that contrasts to much
of the prevailing abstract and technological trends traditionally
embraced by museums and galleries.
Embracing sincerity, symbolism, and
personal narrative, Casey paints clunky shapes, exaggerated limbs and oddly proportioned objects that remind me
of Amy Sillman and Susan Rothenberg.