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Written Language (line drawings XV)
Artist
Sophie Tottie
(Sverige, född 1964)
Date2009
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsBildmått: 216 × 114,5 cm
ClassificationDrawings
Credit LinePurchase 2013
Countries
On view
StockholmRoomGallery 01:16
Object NumberMOM/2014/11
About the artworkIn Written Language, Sophie Tottie explores the relationship between systems and deviation through a repetitive process. In these large drawings each line is drawn by hand in ink, following and reinforcing the small irregularities of the previous line. The result is a wave-like, abstract pattern that emphasises the unpredictability inherent in the creative process. Tottie references abstract and minimalist art but translates its forms of expression into a physical act that unites the movement of the body with the processes of the mind. The repeated lines, which can resemble geological sediments or seismic traces, contain both errors and deviations, giving the work its unique expression and meaning.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på verso nedre kant 'Sophie Tottie HT 2009' i tusch, WL (ld) #XV tjocksmålinje #1
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad på verso nedre kant 'Sophie Tottie HT 2009' i tusch, WL (ld) #XV tjocksmålinje #1