Debra Smith "Looking to the Left"
Julie Saul Gallery
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Debra Smith's first solo exhibition in New York is comprised of nine collages made from antique silk kimono linings and other vintage silks. These fabric collages have the quality of calligraphic drawings- both gestural and graphic. Smith's use of vintage textiles conveys the warmth and aura inherent to materials that have their own history. She likens the artistic results to drawing with cloth, which results in a subtle poetry not unlike unexpected variations that occur when attempting to translate one language to another. The markings range from acidic reds (specific to Japanese textiles and specifically the lining of men’s kimonos) to pale shades of white with subtly varying hues.
[Image: Debra Smith "Translating Signals, I" (2008) sewn antique silk 15 x 20 in.]
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from October 30, 2008 to December 24, 2008