| Julia von Eichel 2008May 6, 2008- June 14, 2008Reception: May 16, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In her previous work, Julia von Eichel abandoned color and etched into thin layers of paint, reducing the act of abstraction to its most bare elements: movement and light. This process allowed the artist to create subtle gradations of light and form, where positive and negative spaces and recognizable images emerged from abstract formations.
von Eichel’s work has progressed from two-dimensional to three-dimensional, but it remains firmly rooted in the formal qualities of painting. Expanding on her technique of cutting into paint, von Eichel transforms the expressive qualities of her paintings into spatial configurations, composed of painted mylar, string and strips of tape. The artist sews taut string through the hand-cut mylar “brushstrokes,” retaining a sense of fluidity while freezing an action in time and space.
von Eichel draws the inspiration for her forms from a variety of flora and fauna that inhabit her surroundings, and the work has a sense of self-motivated growth: the strings grow into the room and latch onto the walls like climbing vines. But the vines are distinct in their rigidity, and a tension emerges between nature’s expression and human control. In both the flat and three-dimensional works, von Eichel explores the manner in which these seemingly organic forms respond to and collaborate with the space they inhabit.
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