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Courtesy of Douglas Dubler
Courtesy of Douglas Dubler
Laura de Santillana Italian, 1955-2019
Black Cut Diptych, 2005
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H16 15/16 x W16 1/8 x D2 3/4 in
H43 x W41 x D7 cm
H43 x W41 x D7 cm
C13079NP-1; C13079NP-2
Courtesy of Ippodo Gallery
Further images
Laura de Santillana’s cut black diptych are a step towards her signature focus on the cold-worked tablet form. The two screens are echoes of one another defined by irregular edges and distinct slumping forms that reveal the true colorful iridescence the artist deployed to realize the illusion of pure blackness. Whereas the dark surface is all encompassing, the worked edges provide a poetic brightness like a halo of light.
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