AFTER - IMAGE
SANDRA CURRY
Backroom | Opens on Jul 6 until Jul 28 | Fri, Sat & Sun
The intention of this work is for the observer to experience the phenomenon of the 'after-image' which is a subjective experience of spirit working in matter.
The precision, practicality & abject beauty of geometric form & geometric pattern was suddenly & deeply understood, as a physical & spiritual experience when visiting the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. In Bahrain, a similar & complimentary overwhelming experience when visiting the Al Fateh Grand Mosque, which was equally beautiful. Since then, geometric abstraction & the after-image phenomenon has been the focus of my work. By definition the after-image process is one of directing oneself into what is seen.
At the time I was quite aware of Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophical writings & reflections on the "spirit eye" & the phenomenon of the afterimage, which he & his colleagues & followers, Kandinsky among them, postulated was both a cognitive & spiritual process.
One could not avoid the experience of the after-image phenomenon in the presence of the eccentricity & extraordinary abundance of geometric pattern in both the above-mentioned locations.
Encouraged by this experience, I began making work which consciously sought to affect an after-image using repetitive geometric pattern. To guarantee a full & conscious experience, the composition generally provides or includes a black or white space, to receive the averted gaze for conscious cognition of the afterimage.
Providing an understanding of the process of the 'after-image phenomenon' in relation to art appreciation, German philosopher Theodor Lipps (1851-1914) in his work "Asthetik" (1903 - 1914) called the after-image phenomenon "einfuhlung" describing the process "of directing oneself into what is seen" & thus making all artistic appreciation depend on a similar self- projection into the object.
Sandra Curry
19 June 2024
At the time I was quite aware of Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophical writings & reflections on the "spirit eye" & the phenomenon of the afterimage, which he & his colleagues & followers, Kandinsky among them, postulated was both a cognitive & spiritual process.
One could not avoid the experience of the after-image phenomenon in the presence of the eccentricity & extraordinary abundance of geometric pattern in both the above-mentioned locations.
Encouraged by this experience, I began making work which consciously sought to affect an after-image using repetitive geometric pattern. To guarantee a full & conscious experience, the composition generally provides or includes a black or white space, to receive the averted gaze for conscious cognition of the afterimage.
Providing an understanding of the process of the 'after-image phenomenon' in relation to art appreciation, German philosopher Theodor Lipps (1851-1914) in his work "Asthetik" (1903 - 1914) called the after-image phenomenon "einfuhlung" describing the process "of directing oneself into what is seen" & thus making all artistic appreciation depend on a similar self- projection into the object.
Sandra Curry
19 June 2024
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Opening | Sat Jul 6, 3-5pm
Join us for the opening for group show 'CHAIR | Object, Image, Text'; and 'AFTER - IMAGE' by Sandra Curry
Closing drinks | Sun Jul 28, 3-5 pm, Closing drinks | Sun Aug 25, 3-5 pm, Closing drinks | Sun Sep 22, 3-5 pm
Closing drinks for group show 'CHAIR | Object, Image, Text'; and 'AFTER - IMAGE' by Sandra Curry, Closing drinks for group show 'EVERY COLOUR', Closing drinks for group show 'PAPER FORM'; group show 'Urban Meditations'; and 'Edges, ledges, spaces' by Susan Andrews
