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Reviews
Agora Gallery 250 W. 25th st, Chelsea, New York, NY
The Essence of Enigma
January 12, 2006
RECEPTION
Lara von Waldenburg
Lara von waldenburg works in a method that is exemplified in the finished art. It is expressionistic, sightly violent, and most constantly free. Her paintings are reminiscent of early surrealistic Automatism; a revolutionary style, which held that method and process were most important. Automatism meant that the artist tried to stop intellectualizing the images that came to his mind and subjected his intellect to constant automatic expression of subconscious feelings and visions. Lara says that she often begins with her eyes closed. That the first lines are painted in the dark, and only after does she search for a form in between them. From that moment on, every line arises from that line which preceded it. One can see this process as one's eye moves over the painting, like over a mobious strip. The eye is pulled through the negative space and the positive space and confused by the two. Because they are distinctly connected, they cannot be determined, and they remain loyal to their foundations. This remarkable movement through space can only follow an accomplished movement through process and Waldenburg has recognized this. It is with light that the artist guides his vision. It is with dark that an artist envisions the journey.
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