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A site-specific piece, painted directly on the gallery wall.
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Think Lee Krasner: Compartmentalized space — and the controlled definition of gesture.
Think of this work in relation to photography: the definition of light and dark, with light acting as a central catalyst.
Think of this work in terms of representation weighing against abstraction.
Related web links:
gallery, related to this show:
www.sikkemajenkinsco.com/arturoherrera_viewexh3.html
PBS documentary (Art 21)
www.pbs.org/art21/artists/herrera/
This is a sculpture. What are its terms of construction?
What are its terms of reading? In terms of viewer response?
Compare with John Beech.
Liz Larner is a Los Angeles-based artist. See artist page at home of her Los Angeles gallery, Regen Projects, here:
How does this photograph describe the role of religion in contemporary life?
Philip-Lorca diCorcia, “W. September 2000, #6”, 2000, at David Zwirner Gallery Chelsea: John Z. Post
Questions:
Fiction or Nonfiction?
Who are these people?
Was this picture taken on-location or “constructed” after the fact?
What is the “narrative” content of this photograph?
This is a volumetric space. Is it, therefore, inherently “sculptural”?
Where is the “picture plane”?
How does this relate to paint and its historical role in creating spatial illusionism?
Note: Wheels beneath.
Note: Color.
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By the way, here’s a link to John Beech’s own website: