Not exact matches
The revolution in the conditions of production in the superstructure has made the
traditional aesthetic theory unusable, completely unhinging its fundamental
categories and destroying its «standards».
De Kooning is well known for paintings of the female figure that transcend
traditional figurative and abstract
categories and break up conventional
aesthetic frames of reference by maximizing the expressive power of paint in line and color.
Several artists in the exhibition reject
traditional categories of painting and sculpture to explore new modes of art making which result in a plethora of unprecedented
aesthetic and critical practices, ranging from industrially produced geometric abstractions, negating the hand of the artist, to text - based investigations.
In this exhibition we ignore
traditional art historical
categories and present unexpected and
aesthetic combinations.
Beshty's work draws upon, subverts, and redefines
traditional artistic
categories to create an artistic practice built upon material qualities of the
aesthetic object and its often contradictory uses.