“Rousse’s work, from the 1990s to today, generally appears at first glance to be photos of desolate or abandoned spaces (buildings, rooms, parking garages or streetscapes) often on their way to the wrecking ball, on which the artist has superimposed precise geometrical shapes or squiggly graffiti. However, this is an intended illusion: what Rousse does is to paint these designs onto the abandoned spaces before taking the photo, correcting for such things as the slope of floors or the interruption of beams, so that the painted designs come together to produce the illusion of a simple, flat design floating on the surface of the photo.” - via wikipedia
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Devendra Banhart “I was blowing my nose on some Kleenex, and I thought, ‘This used to be a tree.’ So I told the tree in the past, ‘Thanks for letting me blow my nose on your future.’ I don’t know if the tree knew it was going to be a Kleenex, but maybe it did. It could exist in the fourth dimension, where time is one line.” - from “Sunshine Superman” interview by Vanessa Grigoriadis - Rolling Stone 01/21/10
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from his site: “But in the more environmental work Levin freezes motion into patterns that are transposed into their own sense of visual rhythm…for example when a swirling of water above and corresponding patterns of light and shadow undulating below meet at an undetermined ‘horizon line’ near the middle. This is as articulate, elegant, and beautiful an abstract visual statement as can be made.” - Joseph Walentini, Abstract Art Online
also: “the artist’s intention is not exactly to reveal the world beneath the surface, but, rather, to deepen the mystery” - Thomas Farber, from introduction of Through a Liquid Mirror
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“Known for utilizing common and manufactured materials as components for her installations and sculptures, Tara Donovan has been recognized for her commitment to process. The artist has earned acclaim for her ability to discover how the inherent physical characteristics of an object enable it to be transformed into art. She has explored the multiplication of these interactions, at times utilizing hundreds of thousands—or even millions—of units to generate powerful perceptual phenomenon and subtle atmospheric effects.” quote via Pace Wildenstein
thank you Daniella
