Perla Krauze "Stones and Flowers"

Howard Scott Gallery

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Perla Krauze's paintings and objects are in the realm of the emotional and rational, the real and the artificial. Her cast resin stones suspended from grid seem to escape gravity and emanate an incredible peacefulness.

The artificial stones in various heights and colors on open steel tower transmit the feeling of equilibrium. In the paintings we see traces, scratches and at the same time the layers underneath shine through, so that nothing is hidden.

Her principal concerns as an artist involve time and memory - the effect which the passage of time has upon natural material and upon man-made objects, including works of art, as well as the effect of time upon the memory of what one has seen and experienced. Integral to this ongoing investigation is the exploration and use of dualities, dichotomies, and opposites. "I work with the contrast between, or coexistence of, the rational and the intuitive - between the permanent and the ephemeral - the natural and the artificial - and the physical and the spiritual."

In her paintings, she places emphasis on the physical nature of her materials and on revealing the actual process of making the painting. For example, nails and staples - occasionally even a section of the wood stretcher - remain visible, to become part of the visual language of the work.

This is the second solo exhibition of recent paintings and objects "Stones and Flowers" by the Mexico City based artist Perla Krauze at the gallery.

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from January 29, 2009 to February 28, 2009

Opening Reception on 2009-01-29 from 18:00 to 20:00

Artist(s)

Perla Krauze

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