Words to the Heat of Deeds

Em Rooney

Words to the Heat of Deeds, 2020213.36 x 147.32 x 33.02cmSign in to view price
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welded steel, burlap and hydrocal, tulle, thread, copper, epoxy clay, epoxy resinFrançois Ghebaly
Description
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The artwork displays a striking abstract sculpture composed of a central circular shape in deep red hue surrounded by a series of elongated, sharp spikes or rays radiating outward. The overall composition conveys a sense of dynamism and tension, with the intersecting lines and geometric forms creating a visually arresting focal point. The minimalist, metallic materials and industrial aesthetic suggest the artist's exploration of themes related to power, energy, and the dichotomy between order and chaos. This conceptual sculpture likely aims to provoke contemplation on the complex interplay between opposing forces in the contemporary world. ...

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Em Rooney
Artist
Em Rooney
B.1983

Em Rooney combines sculpture and photography in her practice, which orbits ideas of queerness, intimacy, anti-capitalism and communion. Seeing photographs as “too frail” to stand alone, Rooney works with pewter, plaster and resin amongst other texturally weighty materials to craft individual frames, or “containers” as she labels them for each work. As an antidote to the constant stream of images we encounter through advertising, social media and other streams of technology, Rooney’s work affords each photograph a sense of stillness and care not readily gifted to contemporary images. The ‘container’ for each work draws out the tonal intricacies of the original image. Languid, rippled pewter frames may heighten the vulnerability of a particular subject, or encasing the image in neon resin will amplify the vitality of another. Since 2020, Rooney has begun producing sculptures without photographic elements, expanding the material parameters of her practice. These large-scale sculptures are brought to life with a plethora of materials such as steel, velvet, linen, wax, rice paper and yarn. Rooney cites the work of Ree Morton, Elizabeth Murray and Lee Bontecou as key influences in developing this sumptuous and tactile quality in her sculptures, yet this entwinement with materiality has run as a constant throughout her practice. ...

Em Rooney: Artworks
Tony and Marci Kissing Near the Schoharie River
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Tony and Marci Kissing Near the Schoharie River, 2020
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Andromeda, Woman in Fiction
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Andromeda, Woman in Fiction, 2020
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Words to the Heat of Deeds
Em Rooney
Words to the Heat of Deeds, 2020
213.36 x 147.32 x 33.02cm
Warm Violets on a Cold Urn
Em Rooney
Warm Violets on a Cold Urn, 2021
40.5 x 25.5cm
Carnival Scene in Lucricia Martel's La Cienega
Em Rooney
Carnival Scene in Lucricia Martel's La Cienega, 2020
25.4 x 34.29 x 2.54cm
My Hands by Asa
Em Rooney
My Hands by Asa, 2020
25.4 x 34.29 x 2.54cm
Jennie C. Jones at Her After Party
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Jennie C. Jones at Her After Party, 2020
25.4 x 34.29 x 2.54cm
Burned Fox-like in Spring
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Burned Fox-like in Spring, 2020
Queen of Cups
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Queen of Cups, 2020
213.36 x 81.28 x 40.64cm
She'll Close
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She'll Close, 2020
213.36 x 73.66 x 40.64cm
Poppy for Emi Wada
Em Rooney
Poppy for Emi Wada, 2020
213.36 x 127 x 30.48cm
Lady Macbeth
Em Rooney
Lady Macbeth, 2020
215.9 x 60.96 x 30.48cm
Wild Music, False Phrases
Em Rooney
Wild Music, False Phrases, 2020
16.5 x 23 x 2.5cm
A Sheet of Paper Between the Sun and the Moon
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A Sheet of Paper Between the Sun and the Moon, 2020
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30 x 38 x 4cm
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François Ghebaly
Gallery
François Ghebaly
Los Angeles, New York City

Since 2009, François Ghebaly has presented an innovative, eclectic program of Los Angeles-based and international artists. With a history of identifying and championing diverse voices and emerging talent, the gallery’s roster has grown to include 27 artists and 2 artist estates, ranging from early career, such as Sharif Farrag and Ludovic Nkoth, to mid-career, like Christine Sun Kim, Meriem Bennani, Kelly Akashi, Farah Al Qasimi, and Genesis Belanger, to well established, including Sayre Gomez, Kathleen Ryan, Neïl Beloufa and Candice Lin as well as underground legends, like Patrick Jackson and Mike Kuchar. The gallery advances the reach of its artists’ visions by publishing exhibition catalogues and producing artist editions. Located since 2013 in a 12,000 square foot warehouse space in Downtown Los Angeles, the gallery is a mainstay of the burgeoning Arts District community, and recently expanded to New York's Lower East Side. François Ghebaly’s program demonstrates a commitment to challenging work across all media and to fostering the progressive, boundary-pushing practices of its artists. ...

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