Eva Rothschild
dal 18/10/2001 al 17/11/2001
Segnalato da
18/10/2001
Eva Rothschild
Els Hanappe Underground, Athens
The artist just completed her first solo show in Britain at The Showroom in London. Her work included sculptural and mixed media wall-based pieces.The main body of her art deals with the imagery on posters of fantastic, often obscure, sometimes threatening images, the kind that we immediately associate with science fiction, horror, and legendary stories.
Eva Rothschild just completed her first solo show in Britain at The
Showroom in London. The well received exhibition entitled 'Peacegarden' was
then further toured to the Cornerhouse in Manchester. Her work included
sculptural and mixed media wall-based pieces.
The main body of her art
deals with the imagery on posters of fantastic, often obscure, sometimes
threatening images, the kind that we immediately associate with science
fiction, horror, and legendary stories.
She first repainted these ready available posters in different tones of
black, wherein the image became barely visible, only to be seen from a
specific angle, and heightening the effect of mystery, danger, and magic.
In her more recent work, Eva Rothschild has been patiently weaving together
two posters or drawings cut into thin strips of paper, combining two images
into one and conjuring up new possibilities of interpretation. While
referring back to the womanly craft of weaving, the strong images, often in
aggressive colours - black, fluorescent - leave little room for coziness.
The same can be said for her sculptures, which revalue traditional ritual
or cultural symbols.
One of these, called 'Blackmountainside' is made up of
5 triangles pierced with holes, hard, black, and glossy surfaces with
upward pointing sharp edges that cut like knives into the air. Built up in
a complicated manner with their bottom angles clutching each other, they
appear as a puzzle to the viewer.
In 'Unita', Celtic rings have been
wrapped around with bright colourful 'hippie' threads, summing up the major
concerns of the artist: her wish to combine a 60s idealism with a 90s
renewed spiritualism through the new age movements in the hope of finding
an answer to and a antidote for contemporary cynicism.
Opening: Friday, 19 October, 8-10 p.m.
Exhibition from 20 October - 17 November 2001
Thu-Fri 2-9 p.m., Sat 12-4 p.m.
Els Hanappe Underground
Melanthiou 2
Athens
tel/fax: 13250364