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EXHIBITION:
Susan Grabel DATES: January 3 - 28, 2006 RECEPTIONS:
Thursday, January 5, 5 7 pm |
ADDRESS: 511 West 25th Street, Suite 605, NYC 10001 HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday. 12 - 6 PM CONTACT: SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery: 212.367.8994 |
| In Venus Emerging, figurative sculptor Susan Grabel continues to explore the landscapes of an un- idealized older woman's body through her paper sculptures and collagraphs. |
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Sculpting the figure in clay, making plaster molds and pressing handmade paper pulp into the molds, Grabel creates figures and reliefs in paper. The beauty and lightness of the paper adds to the resonance of the work. Growing out of these figurative studies is a group of collagraphic prints which are more abstract. The textures and colors of the prints add another dimension to the work, showing the female form as a part of naturešs patterns. In a culture so focused on controlling nature, we are often unable to see ourselves as an integral part of her ever- changing cycles. While embracing the form and process of aging, Susan Grabel's work speaks to an acceptance of naturešs beauty, countering societyšs denigrative messages to older women. Susan Grabel has had several solo and group shows in New York, including Vlepo Gallery in Staten Island, Williamsburg Art Nexus in Brooklyn and Prince Street Gallery in Manhattan and has shown widely nationally. The artist has received grants from the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island. Susan Grabel lives and works in Staten Island. For further information or visuals, please contact the Soho20 Gallery at (212) 367- 8994, fax (212) 367-8984, or email soho20@verizon.net |
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