Art Dance
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Emptied Gestures: Physical Movement Translated into Symmetrical Charcoal Drawings by Heather Hansen
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Bryan Tarnowski
Photo by Spencer Hansen at Ochi Gallery
Photo by Spencer Hansen at Ochi Gallery
Photo by Spencer Hansen at Ochi Gallery
Photo by Spencer Hansen at Ochi Gallery
Splayed across a giant paper canvas with pieces of charcoal firmly grasped in each hand, Heather Hansen begins a grueling physical routine atop a sizeable paper canvas. Her body contorts into carefully choreographed gestures as her writing implements grate across the floor, the long trails resulting in a permanent recording of her physical movements. Part dance and part performance art, the kinetic drawings are a way for Hansen to merge her love for visual art and dance into a unified artform. The final symmetrical patterns that emerge in each pieces are reminiscent of a Rorschach test, or perhaps cycles found in nature.
Hansen most recently had a group exhibition, The Value of a Line, at Ochi Gallery in Ketchum, Idaho which runs through March 31, 2014. All photography above courtesy the artist by Spencer Hansen and Bryan Tarnowski. (via iGNANT, My Modern Met)
#drawing #kinetic #performance
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