Olga de Amaral "Places"
Nohra Haime Gallery
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First exhibited in New York at the André Emmerich Gallery in 1973, Amaral's abstract "golden surfaces of light" are unlike anything else. Transcending any one specific media, her work plays a unique balancing act between fine art and fiber art. Filling a gap that is virtually untouched, she pulls inspiration from Pre-Colombian weaving and Colonial gilding, abstracting them to the extent of universality. Gold has become a formal part of her vocabulary and renders her work collectively recognizable. Methodically assembled with a myriad of rectangular pre-fabricated pieces of fiber made into strips and rolls, the artist recreates the inner world of the universe. She choreographs these compositions with a labyrinth of winding, swirling and twisting interwoven patterns. Wind, light, mountains, trees, and rivers take heroic grandeur in her exploration of the universe. Departing from the static world of the two dimensional surface, she conceives monochromatic environments of shimmering presence and seductive forms. She weaves, cuts, molds, marks and tints her materials, fusing and merging them to create a tension that redefines the natural order of things.
[Image: Olga de Amaral "Ontana 23 (Mountain 23)" (2005) linen, gesso, acrylic, parchment, gold 55.12 x 55.12 in.]
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Schedule
from September 14, 2012 to November 30, 2012
Closing Reception on 2012-11-17 from 9:00 to 12:00
Breakfast at the Gallery