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November 2, 2006- December 9, 2006
Reception: November 2, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Miya Ando Stanoff
Art Gotham
547 W 27th St Miya Ando Stanoff 56.06 (2006) |  Miya Ando Stanoff 2.96.17 (2006) |
Stanoff, a descendant of Bizen sword maker Ando Yoshiro Masakatsu, utilizes her skill as a metalworker to create tranquil, introspective environments on two-dimentional steel canvases. Using traditional metal finishing methods such as grinding, sanding, patinas, and the application of heat, as well as metal-based pigments, solvents, and acids, Stanoff creates varied textures and surfaces on her works. Through the use of subtle shades of silver and greys, steel, an inustrial and mundane material, is transformed; the natural beauty and quiet elegance of the medium is revealed.
Interested in the study of subtraction to the point of purity, simplicity, and refinement, Stanoff’s works explore themes of solitude, nothingness, and the transitory nature of things. Simultaneously conveying both strength and a sense of stillness, her canvases possess an undeniable ethereal quality that encourages meditation and introspection.
“My inspiration for the work is introspective; my current studio has no windows, only skylights. Recurring themes for this work are quietude, transient beauty, solitude, empty space, the concept of all things devolving towards nothingness,” Stanoff explains.
Half-Japanese and half-Russian, she was raised bilingually and in two cultures, living both in her family's Buddhist temple in Japan and in Northern California. A graduate of UC Berkeley, she also studied East Asian Buddhist Iconography at Yale University. Recent exhibitions include: Gallerie Sho in Tokyo, Energy Gallery in Toronto, and Urbis Atrium in California. Her work is included in several private and corporate collections. At Art(212), a contemporary art fair held at the Armory in New York City in Fall 2006, Stanoff's artwork completely sold out.
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