Suspended Animation by Stephanie Lane and Joseph Cortina Sep 1 – Oct 29 Fred Schnider Gallery of Art | Virginia Square
Openness is crucial for Stephanie Lane, The gestural impact of asphaltum on the pristine surface renders the tension between bold to hairlike lines. The paintings / drawings wouldn’t work any other way. There is no recognizable beginning or end to the dance of the hidden body, these are self-portraits of the artist in motion. We forget about gravity and buoyancy with the silk reeling speed neither too fast nor slow. The non-image suspended in the central position, fluidity spins on itself with no reference to the edge.
For Joseph Cortina, the old séance parlor trick Pepper’s Ghost c.1862 provided a starting point and exploration into digital animation and projection. The dreamlike figure floating in space and time conjures a calm weightless rolling in an ‘empty’ field. It is not dangerous but alluring. The small sheet of plate glass defines the space for a figure to move. But when the viewer moves to either side the edge is apparent, and the figure disappears, becoming hidden. A question is created, and the edge of space comes into play.
The mystery unfolds.
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