Hillary Brace: Untitled #5-03, 2003 Charcoal on mylar, 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 inches World without End Bayard, Hillary Brace, Chris Duncan, Sara Eichner, Chris Gallagher, Michelle Hinebrook, Yayoi Kusama, Jean Lowe, Robert Mangold, David Mann, Antonio Murado, Ivàn Navarro, Aric Obrosey, Marilla Palmer, Scott Peterman, Barbara Takenaga, Sarah Walker, Frank Yamrus 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. Exhibition: June 8 - July 29, 2006 Gallery hours: Tues-Fri 10 am - 6pm, Sat 11 am - 6 pm McKenzie Fine Art 511 West 25th Street USA-New York, NY 10001 Telephone +1 212 989 546 Fax +1 212 989 5642 Email info@mckenziefineart.com www.mckenziefineart.com |
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