Sharon Kopriva
dal 8/6/2000 al 20/8/2000
Segnalato da
8/6/2000
Sharon Kopriva
Menil Collection, Houston
The exhibition
features sixteen
small paintings,
painted reliefs,
sculptures, and
important tableaux
by Sharon
Kopriva. Kopriva's
interest in the
ecclesiastical
world and the
spiritual realm is
reflected in works
bearing such titles as The Confessional, From Dust
Thou Art, Seven Deadly Sinners, and Catherine's
Wheel.
The deeply human tradition of memento mori,
creating a remembrance of death, is an identifying
element of her work. Kopriva's vivid figurative
creations confront viewers with the darker, even
decadent aspects of Roman Catholic archetypes,
pagan mythologies, and Old World legends. Her
reliquaries, liturgical pieces, mummified figures,
and cryptic tableaux meditate on death and dying
while struggling to find godly presence on earth.
Menil Collection
1515 Sul Ross
Houston, Texas 77006
Tel: 713-525-9400
Fax: 713-525-9444
Museum Hours:
Wednesday - Sunday, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm