Visual Elements: The artwork features a minimalist, monochromatic composition with two square panels displaying a simple, abstract design. The black, scribbled shapes against a neutral, off-white background create a sense of movement and energy.
Subject Matter: The artwork depicts a pair of abstract, cloud-like formations or organic shapes, suggesting a natural or atmospheric subject matter.
Artistic Style and Technique: The artist has employed a distinctive, gestural and expressive drawing technique, creating a sense of spontaneity and immediacy through the loose, freehand marks.
Context: This contemporary artwork may explore themes of impermanence, natural phenomena, or the interplay between negative and positive space, reflecting the artist's unique perspective and approach to abstract representation. ...
Bernard Piffaretti was born in 1955 in Saint-Etienne, France and lives and works in Paris. Since 1986 Piffaretti has committed his practice to the "duplication method", abstract paintings that appear to be two identical halves split through the vertical axis. Closer inspection reveals moments of differentiation: the inclination of the brushstrokes, the number of drips, the weight of the hue. "The duplication clouds the origin of the time of the work. All supremacy is abolished, and that is the subject of my painting". ...
Kate MacGarry Gallery, established in 2002, is a contemporary art gallery located in East London at 27 Old Nichol Street, within a space designed by British architect Tony Fretton. Over the years, the gallery has expanded its representation to include 25 emerging and established artists, as well as two artist estates.
Many of the gallery's represented artists had their first commercial solo exhibitions at Kate MacGarry and have gone on to achieve international success. Their works have been showcased at leading institutions worldwide, including MoMA, Documenta, the Venice Biennale, Tate, MCA Chicago, Prada Foundation, The Walker Art Center, Barbican, New Museum, Palais de Tokyo, Kunstverein Hamburg, and Kettle's Yard, among others. ...
