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Nr 1, 1995-96
by Beth Laurin
Artist
Beth Laurin
(Sverige, född 1935)
Alternate Title
- No. 1, 1995-96
Date1995-1996
MediumPencil on paper
DimensionsBildmått (cirka): 73 × 79,5 cm
Ram: 74,8 × 81,4 × 3 cm
ClassificationDrawings
Credit LinePurchase 1996
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:14
Object NumberNMH 11/1996
About the artworkAs a sculptor and illustrator, Beth Laurin has
often worked with contrasts: the soft against the
hard, the restrictive and the liberating. In the
drawing No 1, 1995–96, Laurin explores the relationship
between the random and the controlled.
Here she has drawn meticulously in pencil, yet it
almost appears as if she has taken black paint on
a brush and swept it across the paper in a swift
motion, allowing the paint to flow over the surface.
The work reflects an intellectual approach to the
poetry of materials. Beth Laurin herself refers to
her favourite author, Samuel Beckett, who speaks
of the importance of failure as a necessary step
towards success.
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