We expected his magic cap to play a part, but not have
shape shifting qualities.
Not exact matches
He is forcing us to
shift our center of attention from theology, apologetics, criticism of culture, the problem of communication, and even from hermeneutics, to the
shape and
quality of our lives.
By harnessing our attention to the subtlest details of our yoga practice whether they be physical alignment, the
quality of breath or the movements of prana (energy) as we
shift shapes, we train up our awareness skills.
Recent exhibitions include Sitting with the
Qualities of a Mountain, Blyth Gallery, Imperial College, London; Damien Meade, Scheublein + Bak, Zurich;
Shape Shifters, ACME Gallery, Los Angeles; Beastly Hall, Hall Place, Kent; Unspecific Objects, Malgras Naudet, Manchester and The Royal Standard, Liverpool; Have You Seen Dante?
Clark Derbes» polygonal painted sculptures, carved by chain saw from elm, butternut or silver maple, demonstrated a remarkable
shape -
shifting quality enhanced by intricately detailed surface designs painted in gouache.
With this in mind, the four ideas I explore with this essay and the selection of work are: (1) narrative and iconographic themes, (2) spatial changes, (3) palette
shifts, and (4) how the language and
quality of
shape change in relation to the experiences of hopelessness and then hope.
Combining the
shifting marks of sheet music with a dark central figure, Motherwell's bold
shape is softened by the textural
quality of the ink.
Prompted by the exhibitions Sheila Pepe: Hot Mess Formalism, Jeff Donaldson: Dig, and Edie Fake: Structures
Shift, the works displayed here explore the formal
qualities of line,
shape, color, and pattern, as well as themes of gender and identity.
However, Laget then pushes it further by incorporating the extremes of color juxtapositions explored by Op Artists, such as Julian Stanczak and Richard Anuszkiewicz, to create vibrational
qualities to excite the eye and add a highly retinal experience, while also leveraging the interplay of color value
shifts and
shaped canvases from Downing and Reed of the Washington Color School to create the sense of volume.
However, she then pushes it further by incorporating the extremes of color juxtapositions explored by Op Artists, such as Julian Stanczak and Richard Anuszkiewicz, to create vibrational
qualities to excite the eye and add a retinal
quality, while also utilizing the interplay of color value
shifts and
shaped canvases from Downing and Reed of the Washington Color School to create the illusion of volume and three - dimensional space.