Rock,
Paper, Scissors!
Exhibition
Odon, Weaver of Dreams
Wednesday, March 17–Saturday, April 24, 2010
FIAF Gallery
Part of the series Rock,
Paper, Scissors! |
FIAF
presents an exhibition reflecting the art world’s new interest
in paper as a creative medium. Acclaimed French artist Odon’s
thrilling, luminous spiral paper works employ this traditional
material in a revolutionary and beautiful way.
Early in his career, Odon’s intensely personal and mysterious
images were inspired by the Cobra movement (Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam),
a group of expressionist painters interested in freedom of
color and form. In the 1970s Odon began experimenting with
the inclusion of cut and woven modifications on the surfaces
of his paintings. By the late 1970s this had evolved into
an increasingly complex process of cutting, shredding, and
braiding paper, painted by him on both sides, into never-ending,
sunburst-like forms that he calls mandalas. The ancient form
of the mandala, meaning circle in Sanskrit, is a common symbol
of sacred power in many cultures, representing a cosmic diagram
viewed from the human perspective.
Odon’s works are dream-like meditations on the order of
the world. The artist works slowly, weaving the flat, meticulously
painted paper into magical endless webs. Through these circular
sculptures, Odon presents the infinite in finite form and
alludes to the natural energy and tension of circular motion.
The resulting works are both spectacular and thought provoking. |
Venue
FIAF Gallery
22 East 60th Street
New York, NY 10022 |
Hours
Tue–Fri, 11am–6pm
Sat, 11am–5pm
Sun & Mon, closed |
Free and open
to the public |
  
Wine for the opening reception provided
by Château
Haut Selve and Château
Le Bonnat,
courtesy of Baron
Francois Ltd.
FIAF's Winter
2010 Season Sponsors: American
Airlines, the official airline of FIAF; the Cultural
Services of the French Embassy; Culturesfrance; the Florence
Gould Foundation; New York City Dept. of Cultural Affairs;
and New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency.
Image: Patak
au Pérou, 1983 / © Adam Rzepka |
