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The Weight of the World. |
At the Serpentine Sackler Gallery last week I saw a surprisingly colourful artist displaying - the exhibition was called
The Weight of the World.
In fact to label
Etel Adnan as a 'Artist' is perhaps an understatement -still going strong at 91 she's also a multi-lingual writer of books and poetry.
The Arabic aspect of her heritage is clear in many of the works - bold colours and strong shapes.
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Looks simple? |
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A well laid out show |
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Projections too |
There's quite a volume of work on show at the Magazine- Etel has worked in photography and film too - I liked the folded items shown in cabinets as well as Screens working in a similar vein.
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New York with folds |
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A screen too |
I liked the picture below which for me felt as though it had been influenced by Kandinsky.
Frustratingly many of Etel's works were the classically 'untitled' - which gives so little away.
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Bolt colours are a bit of a calling card from Etel Adnan. |
Red 136
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That's decorative |
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