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55 Orchard Street, New York, New York 10002 212 989 5467 fax 212 989 5642 |
World without End |
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The infinite is a concept which people have struggled to grasp and to communicate since the beginning of self-conscious thought. Mythology, religion, cosmology, philosophy, and science all provide conceptual models of infinity which visual artists have adapted to their needs over the ages. Pascal's familiar quotation, "Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere," suggests the difficulty of visually representing infinity. Artists have approached the problem in many ways over the centuries. In science the symbol for infinity is a horizontal figure eight, based on the Mobius strip, a two-dimensional ‘endless’ surface. In paintings and drawings spirals and circular compositions imply a never-ending spatial depth and movement. The multiplication of geometric patterns, with the implication of endless repetition, is another manner in which artists have chosen to depict the infinite. Other devices include the use of mirrors, dramatic scale shifts, or vast vistas, of both landscapes and imaginary representations of the cosmos. The exhibition will feature the work of the following artists: Bayard, Hilary Brace, Chris Duncan, Sara Eichner, Chris Gallagher, Michelle Hinebrook, Yayoi Kusama, Jean Lowe, Robert Mangold, David Mann, Antonio Murado, Ivŕn Navarro, Aric Obrosey, Marilla Palmer, Scott Peterman, Barbara Takenaga, Sarah Walker, and Frank Yamrus. | |||||||
 Chris Gallagher #1-05-06, 2006 Oil on canvas 20 1/4 x 28 1/8 inches |
 Chris Gallagher #4-05-06, 2006 Oil on panel 12 x 12 inches |
 Michelle Hinebrook Blushed, 2005 Enamel on wood 48 x 48 inches |
 Sara Walker Transporter, 2006 Acrylic on paper 20 x 20 inches |
 Frank Yamrus Light on Cape Cod Bay, Provincetown, 2004 archival pigment print 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches Edition of 11 |
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