Frederic Amat
dal 6/5/2004 al 19/6/2004
Segnalato da
6/5/2004
Frederic Amat
Haim Chanin Fine Arts, New York
100 Papers from India and Other Objects. The Papers from India is a series of one hundred 7.5'' x 7.5'' mixed media works on paper. Each piece is a glimpse into Amat's journey to South and North India, were he traveled in 2003 and 2000, respectively. The intimate works are presented side by side to create a tapestry of the quotidian.
100 Papers from India and Other Objects
April 14, 2004, New York, NY - Haim Chanin Fine Arts is pleased to announce
the New York premiere of 100 Papers from India and Other Objects by renowned
Catalan artist and theater director Frederic Amat, on view from May 7
through June 19, 2004. Opening reception on Friday, May 7, from 6 to 8 PM.
The exhibition features the complete Papers from India series and nine
sculptural objects.
The Papers from India is a series of one hundred 7.5'' x 7.5'' mixed media
works on paper. Each piece is a glimpse into Amat's journey to South and
North India, were he traveled in 2003 and 2000, respectively. The intimate
works are presented side by side to create a tapestry of the quotidian.
Curvilinear symbols drawn from ancient designs are rendered with India ink
over brilliant watercolor washes. Sexual drive, birth and death ebb from the
torn newspapers, ticket stubs, and other mementos that are united by Amat's
expressive brushstroke. The nine assemblages presented in the exhibition
result from a playful combination of found objects, heterogeneous materials,
wax and resins that make them both intriguing and enticing. Amat has
traveled and worked in places as diverse as Mexico, Morocco and Brazil. Like
a magician, he is able to conjure precious instants of life in those distant
lands.
Since the seventies, Amat's work has been exhibited internationally at such
institutions as Centro de Arte Reina SofÃa, Madrid, Museo Nacional de Arte
Contemporáneo, Barcelona, Fundació La Caixa, Barcelona, Cleveland Museum of
Art, National Gallery of Art, Sarajevo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Oaxaca,
Mexico, the Sydney Biennial, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC. The Museo Rufino Tamayo, in Mexico City,
the Fundació Joan Miró, in Barcelona, and the Instituto de América in Santa
Fe, Granada, have held retrospective exhibitions of his work. He received
the prestigious Award of the City of Barcelona in 2001.
Amat is a multifaceted creator who has experimented with mediums as diverse
as photography, ceramics, mural arts, theater and dance. He directed two
films, Journey to the Moon, based on a script by Federico GarcÃa Lorca, and
Foc al cà ntir by poet Joan Brossa. He directed and designed the set for the
opera Oedipus Rex by Stravinsky and Cocteau and for his own production,
Zum-zum-ka, performed at the Palacio Carlos V in Granada.
Haim Chanin Fine Arts is located at 210 Eleventh Avenue, 2nd floor, between
24th and 25th Streets. Dominique Haim Chanin, founder and director of Haim
Chanin Fine Arts, introduces an ambitious international contemporary program
to the New York art world by premiering established artists from Europe and
Latin America in her gallery space. Following Frederic Amat, Haim Chanin
Fine Arts will present works on paper by Spanish Angel Haro from June 24 to
July 31, 2004.
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