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Showing posts with label Marianne Boesky Gallery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marianne Boesky Gallery. Show all posts

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Diana Al-Hadid: The Vanishing Point

I took an Art Tour last night and saw some amazing work.  One of the most interesting was at the Marianne Boesky Gallery, called "The Vanishing Point" by Diana Al-Hadid.
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Diana works with negative spaces in sculpture, which creates art that pulls you into the piece.
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In the Suspended After Image, she basis the start on a fresco from The Prado - a robe from an unknown author.  She then casts the robe, minus the wearer, as the column that anchors the piece.
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Detail of the robe in Suspended After Image

Suspended After Image

In At The Vanishing Point, she removes the people from a fresco by Jacopo - The Visitation.  This focuses the work on the plane and structure of the mountain landscape.
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At The Vanishing Point

In her painting, which she doesn't title, she explores the effect of layering and removing excess.  Her work was fascinating and moving.
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At The Vanishing Point
Marianne Boesky Gallery
Sept 14 - Oct 20
509 West 24th Street, NY NY