Ich bin Berliner

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Comment by Resident Curator on February 11, 2019 at 11:23am

Curator’s Comments:

This piece Ich bin Berliner came up randomly on the site today, and it made me recall admiring your fashion inspired portraits a couple of years ago.  This piece is even more textile oriented, and the figure almost dissolves into the dynamic pattern, as there is no negative space. I also appreciate the choice to treat the figure to a more muted, and almost achromatic palette, while swirling reds and blue configurations surround her. The cap and tie confer an androgynous gender in what could otherwise and more predictability be a feminine motif.  The square presentation of the picture plane further heightens the visual tension between figure and ground, as neither “landscape” nor “portrait” immediately emerge from the picture plane.  I do hope you’ve continued with this approach, and hope to see more of your work on the site.