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Susan Schwalb
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Time Suspended test #3, Silverpoint on clay coated paper, 1.25”x1.25” (3.2x3.2cm), 2003
Time Suspended test #2, Silverpoint on clay coated paper 2”x2” (5.1x5.1cm), 2003
Time Suspended test #1, Silverpoint on clay coated paper 2.5x 2.5in (6.4x6.4 cm), 2003
Time suspended test Trio and series
»My primary medium for over 40 years has been the Renaissance technique of silverpoint and metalpoint drawing. The works on paper juxtapose a wide variety of metals (silver, gold, brass, copper, platinum, pewter, bronze, and aluminum) to obtain soft shifts in tone and color reminiscent of the transparency of watercolor. Horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines evoke an atmosphere of serenity, and the shimmer of light on the surface, created by the metals, is quite unlike any of the usual effects. My work is abstract, and my handling of the medium has become increasingly bold.
All the series are a testimony of how the abstract and straight line can create movement and a visual sound, simply through a variety of compositions. What I want the viewer to do when standing in front of my work is to notice all the subtle differences on the surface and to experience the effect of an abstract universe composed of lines and reflections of light.« (Susan Schwalb)
Susan Schwalb is one of the foremost figures in the revival of the ancient technique of silverpoint drawing in America. She was born in New York City and studied at the High School of M&A, and at Carnegie-Mellon University. Schwalb has been in residence at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (2010, ’07, ‘92, ’73), the MacDowell Colony (1989, ’75, ’74), Yaddo, (1981) and has had two residencies in Israel in 1994 at Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem and the Tel Aviv Artists’ Studios. She has had over 50 solo exhibitions and has exhibited nationally and internationally.
Kontakt:
Mail: susan@susanschwalb.com