Flying Potatoes

Acrylic
paint on plywood.
New York, 1998-1999

Here the artist tried to break the rules of gravity and attachment to (set) forms by portraying biomorphic shapes floating in space. Such forms can be found in the tiniest parts of a cell as well as the vastness of the universe. By working layer over layer, she has created a dense field within which, even if the viewer cannot consciously see what is underneath, s/he will feel it. Solidity was added over transparency in order to enhance this sense of depth.
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