Tauba Auerbach

Tauba Auerbach

Untitled fold- 2011- 162 X 122 Cm

Auerbach isn't afraid to use several disciplines in her work like many of us in this generation of modern artists. She clearly has an influence of graphic design in her work as you can see; there is a clear structure and geometry to her work.  There is a refined sense of detail and perfection in her work. Auerbach has always been a painter even though even her earliest works have been influenced by graphic design. She says that art doesn't restrict her in the way that graphic design does, and allows her to play on things in particular words and letters. Such as in her "the Holy Bible" project where she placed all the letters in the Bible in alphabetical order, when asked what inspired her to do this she said it was to see the unordered letters together in something that was sacred and untouchable. It's like she is rebelling against being conventional like many artists.

Her most recent work is now more playing with visual illusions and the way people see things, where she has created bodies of work called "folds" and "Crumple" paintings that are meant to look as if the canvas has been manipulated which it has, it has been spray painted while folded and then stretched out. One of the things that are really effective about these paintings is the fact that you have to stand about 25 meters back to get the full effect on what they are trying to show you. There are creates using both painting and printing and the method that is used is called the half-tone process. I find these abstract paintings quite beautiful, they have a gentle feel to them even though the shape black and white should make them really fierce and the size of them rather intimidating.

I think that Auerbach's work is really interesting and I think that I would like to experiment with folding up the canvas and then maybe applying the ink to see what shapes and effects I get to develop my work.

Vitamin P2
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