a.Muse Gallery Presents
Metaphysics
New Neon Works by Meryl Pataky
- When
- Thu Nov 11, 2010
- Where
- a.Muse Gallery
- Time
- 6pm - 9pm
- Tags
- Art Openings, Arts, Galleries
Description
Pataky’s work, entirely in neon, is based on Plato’s writings on “the first principals of things,” or in other words, “What does it mean to be?” Balancing the two strands of Metaphysics: one which holds that what exists lies beyond experience and the other which holds that objects of experience constitute the only reality, the artist attempts to address the human condition.In her own words, “We all aspire to be a Form, in a Platonic sense, and our experiences shape our unique matter inside and create our ‘reality’ on this plane. We are all molds filled with different ‘substance’.”
Each of the gasses used to illuminate her work are elements, part of the noble gas family. Housed in glass tubing, they seem to breath and flow under the influence of electricity.
“By using neon, I hope to underline the commonalities of the basic nature of the medium and our lives – a battle between resistance and growth.”
More Info
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- http://yourmusegallery.com
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- 4152796281
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