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15/5/2002

Gloria Ortiz-Hernandez

Bartha Contemporary, London

Mass and Measure, Drawings

May 16th 2002 until July 2nd

Opening May 16th, 6.30 ­ 9 PM

From Thursday May 16th 2002 Gallery N. von Bartha is proud to present an exhibition of works by the Colombian-born artist Gloria Ortiz-Hernandez. Entitled "Mass and Measure" the exhibition will show series of recent drawings. The exhibition will be on view until July 2nd.

The artist's vocabulary, consisting only of the square and the circle, is compelling in its simplicity and restraint. Ortiz-Hernandez invests these basic forms with new purpose through her accomplished use of tone and texture.

To show the force and weight of the colour black Ortiz-Hernandez describes how she "draws layer upon layer of overlapping lines creating a thick surface. The density of the material adds weight to the form making the square, or circle, appear full. Through diffusion the colour black moves out into the luminous white paper and its weight is reduced."

In a recent review of her work in ARTnews Jerry Cullum wrote : "It is Ortiz-Hernandez's ability to wrest a range of gently resonant effects out of her rigorously limited subject that distinguishes her art. She returns a species of spiritual energy to the square, but with a tone of seriousness that bears more kinship with Suprematism than with the stark rationalism of Minimalism."

Edward J. Saywell noted in his essay Drawing the Square: "Common to all of Ortiz-Hernandez's drawings is the form of the black square. Simultaneously one of the most straightforward and powerful of shapes, the square holds the space of the paper with great authority. The blackness of the squares, however, moves the concern of the drawings beyond that of just form to that of weight and physical structure. [...] The weight of the blackness is modulated further by what Ortiz-Hernandez has called an "unfolding of the solid square" through a gradual diminution of tone from one drawing to another [...] Ortiz-Hernandez delights in the tactile beauty and immediacy of the pencil in creating the most delicate nuanced opacities."

Currently living and working at a farm in rural Pennsylvania, USA, Ortiz-Hernandez begun her career as an artist in New York City. Her work is represented in museums as well as private and corporate collections throughout the United States. This exhibition is her first solo show in Europe.

Gallery N. von Bartha is open to the public from Thursday to Saturday, 11am - 5pm. Please call before visiting.

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