Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, August 28-September 26, 2015. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
Cecily Browns paintings are often described as works which move between figuration and abstraction a distinction and categorisation, which interestingly does not arise for the artist herself, who instead wants the best of both worlds and not to describe, but rather invent. The brushstrokes on the linen are so fluidly and virtuosically placed, the viewer gets the feeling that something organic and alive has taken possession of the paintings surface. The works initially appear as a whole it is at first almost impossible to decipher an anchor or point of repose - and thus demands extended viewing. Cecily Brown is inspired by the study of old and new masters. Hogarth and de Kooning play particularly significant roles in this preoccupation, as well as Bosch, Breughel, Degas and Goya, to name just a few. Compositionally however icons of pop-culture, such as record covers can equally play a god fatherly role for the beginnings of a painting, whose finial result the artist never imagines in advance. This catalogue is published on the occassion of the exhibition with a text from Terry Myers.00Exhibition: CFA Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin, Germany (28.08. 26.09.2015).
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