Untitled (Images of Silence XIX)
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US$ 26,000
Overview
1995
Acrylic Paint, Acrylic on canvas
Unique Work
Dimensions: 200cm (H) x 140cm (W) x 3cm (D) / 78.7" (H) x 55.1" (W) x 1.2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
Untitled (Images of Silence XIX) belongs to the series of works entitled "Images of Silence", inspired by the war in former Yugoslavia, exhibited at the Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, Greece and at the Papastrateion Hall, Agrinio, Greece in 1996.
Simple, flat planes of color in electric deep blue hues, deep blacks and occasional fiery reds or deep greens create the composition. The geometry, the color planes and their positioning create perceptions of depth that change depending on the color the eye focuses on.
Work dimensions 200 x 140 cm. Framed dimensions 205 x 145 cm.
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Artist profile
Sofia Portalaki
Born: 1947
Hometown: Heraclion
Based in: Athens
Sofia Portalaki (b, 1947 in Heraklion, Crete, lives and works in Athens, Greece) is a painter. She studied at the School of Fine Arts in Athens and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris.
Since the early 1990s she has addressed the complexities of geometric abstraction. Her preferred medium …
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