Gene Davis, Saber Dance

     Abstract works at Smithsonian American Art Museum





 

Gene Davis’s drawing Saber Dance was on display in an exhibition of abstract works at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This work is a black and white abstract, ink on ink wash, created on paper. Saber Dance by Gene Davis was created in 1952 and its dimesons are 13.5 x 16.5 inches on paper.[1]

 Swirling blades emanate from the center creating a rosary balance. When the viewer engages with the piece for an extended period, lines begin to reveal warriors. Strong black and gray slashes bring emotion to the piece. Energetic line swooping, texture, and a variant of blacks create color and movement.     

 Saber Dance is an abstract piece in black and white but displays the power of a monochromatic dance. By emulating the color palette, the work reveals the power of reputation, rhythm, movement pattern, value, texture, and line quality. This piece is important because it creates color in one's imagination through the quality of the abstraction of the art. 

.

 

 

 


[1] “Abstract Drawings.” Smithsonian American Art Museum. Accessed February 13, 2022. https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/abstract_drawings.

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

New work and Vision

Image
 New work and vision  Side ways  These pieces will be incorporated together. This orange image above    is the first image of a lino-cut reduction. This plate will have a total of around five drops with the last pull of coarse being black. I do tend to layer on top also we will see where that leads me with an ah-ha  moment. The ceramic pieces will fit into the narrative of the print where the viewer will be lead to a meaning but not told. I work with the idea of feeling of being invisible and seen but not heard. These pieces will also deal with body dysmorphia. These are specific and particular forms of abusive. I am in hopes that others will connect with their own experiences as I do. I hope you enjoy my work !
Read more

Art of Arts Lisa Batchelder

Image
   Print making  as an artist we all have things we love to hate and our own trials . One of the biggest things as an artist we face is the vision of what is in our minds eye that we want to create verses the gap of what we actually make with our hands.   Our vision verses reality and as artist we struggle and claw to close the gap. This is where I am with printmaking the beautiful struggle of the minds eye and closing the gap.   Lisa Batchelder Ominous Blue Tentacles    Reductive, relief, print  with French posh ware and chin'colle  40x30in (2020). This is piece has hand carved lino-cut pieces, on an acid etched background with  French posh ware, then Chin colle paper for the final drop.   Pieces like this are tedious and time consuming. THE PROCESS;  FIRST take a piece of linoleum cut it size . You must then ware P.P.E. . It takes lye crystals, spritzes of drain cleaner and water.  Make sure...
Read more