ANGELO CANEVARI

Head of a Woman, 2001

Polyethylene on Board
25 x 20 in
64 x 51 cm

US $ 3,500

In Head of a Woman, Canevari once again employs polyethylene to create an expressive, surreal portrait, pushing the boundaries of sculpture with an industrial material rarely associated with figurative art. The translucent plastic forms jagged, linear contours, defining the woman’s head in an almost ghostly silhouette. The use of polyethylene gives the portrait a fragmented, abstract quality, but with the unmistakable presence of a face emerging from the chaos of lines. As in other works from this series, the eye is marked in vivid red, drawing the viewer's focus and giving the piece a sharp emotional intensity.  ...more



  

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