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Plasticity by Sabina Sule

1870 Art Center

March 20-May 4, 2008

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Sabina Sule's paintings start with precise realistic drawings of people, from live models, or photos. Through various methods she "erases" the representational aspects of the painting. This process is reminiscent of “palimpsest” ( Greek for "again" and "I scrape"), a manuscript that has been written on, scraped off, and used again. And so, like a palimpest, Sabina uses her canvas to add and scrape away images to gradually forge an essence of these human subjects whose evolution is recorded through the relationship of multiple layers that hide, morph and allow the forms to emerge into new objects.

Sabina says that it is the "plasticity" of these new objects that becomes her focus. "Plasticity here is the quality of being artificial, superficial, or synthetic," she said. And so too, the act of encountering art itself in an exhibit can also be a many-layered experience. The presentations, poetry, music, conversation, and time to reflect on the artwork all serve to induce one's experience with multiple layers of accessing that lasting impression of the artist's work. And to penetrate the Plasticity, to set aside pretensions, Sabina's work speaks to the individual viewer without fanfare, but with an honest account of the many transitions an image undergoes before it is complete in its identity.

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  Tickets: Free

• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  March 20-May 4, 2008

  Times:
  Artist reception 3/29: 4pm-7pm
  
  Gallery hours:
  Thu-Sun: 1pm-5pm

• Venue Info

  1870 Art Center Gallery

  1870 Ralston Avenue Belmont, CA 94002

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  • Wheelchair Access

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