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ANDOE ONCE YOU HAVE LOOKED A JOE ANDOE PAINTING IN THE EYE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ESCAPE. FOR AT THE HEART OF HIS WORK LIES THE CORE REALITY OF NOTHINGNESS, OF CHAOS, OF BLACKNESS. AND OUT OF THIS HE EXTRACTS EXTRAORDINARY LIFE. IT IS ABOUT NOTHING GIVING WAY TO SOMETHING, ABOUT PRESENCE SURFACING OUT OF ABSENCE. ANDOE BEGINS WITH LIGHT - COVERING HIS CANVAS WITH THICK WHITE GESSO. THIS HE SHROUDS COMPLETELY IN BLACK, OR SOMETIMES RED, PAINT. WITH THESE TWO LAYERS OF LIGHT AND DARK AS HIS WORLD, HE BEGINS TO CARVE OUT HIS IMAGERY BY WIPING PAINT AWAY TO REVEAL THE LIGHTNESS BENEATH. AND AS HE TAKES AWAY, FORM EMERGES. SELECTED COLLECTIONS: MUSEUM OF MODERN ART New York, NY METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART New York, NY MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS Boston ST. LOUIS MUSEUM OF ART St. Louis, MO THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART Detroit, MI Click images to see larger sizes Back to "Sale-a-bration" |
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