Henry Shelesnyak "Dream Time"
Solo Exhibition (June 14 – July 27, 2012)
A new exhibition of works on paper by Henry Shelesnyak (1938-1980), a prominent artist of the Arte Povera (Want of Matter) movement. The works are characterized by a meticulous minimalism; a type of asceticism in the spirit of Eastern philosophy, with white dominating, a poetic aesthetic and images of a fantastic world – "Dream Time".
Untitled, 1972, mixed media on paper, 34x49 cm.
Untitled, 1972, mixed media on paper, 34x50 cm.
Untitled, 1969, mixed media on paper, 34x49 cm.
Untitled, 1969, mixed media on paper, 34x50 cm.
Untitled, 1971, mixed media on paper, 49x70 cm.
Untitled, 1971, mixed media on paper, 69x50 cm.
Untitled, 1971, mixed media on paper,50x70 cm.