Experiments in Self-Portraiture
January 29, 2015 to March 1, 2015, 8 AM - 9 PM
Work by Academy School artists that engages with self representation.
Work by Academy School artists that engages with self representation.
Join us for the opening reception on Wednesday, January 28 from 6 - 8 PM.
Sonia Gechtoff Gallery at the National Academy
5 E 89th Street
New York, NY 10128
I think the title of this show goes well with my self portrait; for some time now I wanted to try to draw something with out having the need to use a traditional frame. So this came out of an experiment, I was working on a new sculpture, once I took it out of the mold and tried different things with it, I put it on, the strange thing was how perfectly fitted on my head, I took a few selfies and one of my favorites was the one I closed my eyes, when I looked a the picture I saw peace in my face, then I decided to draw it, it have been a while since I did a self-portrait drawing, a practice that until I did it, I didn't realize how much I missed.
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| Chosen, Nadia Martinez |
I decided to cover the drawing with resin for several reasons, the first one being that it was one of the materials I used to create the sculpture, I gives the paper transparency that I think it goes well with the drawing and it does not need to frame it.
