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May 21, 2008- June 21, 2008
Reception: May 21, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Rebecca Schiffman
Petra Projects
436 W 18th St Rebecca Schiffman Beatrice (2007) |
The inspiration for each of the five exhibited pieces is a separate photograph which captures only an instant within an extensive story. Schiffman's objective is to delve further into these fragmented pictures through painting, transforming a single moment into a prolonged, observant process so that the viewer ultimately gains deeper insight to the narrative. In her work, Schiffman deliberately retreats from the reality embedded in the photographs she chooses to a comparatively whimsical place, where she and her audience can meet. This interpretive process is evident in 'The Clash,' in which she effectively manipulates the image from a photograph taken in her dining room into a far more imaginative domain.
The exhibition's title is an overt double entendre, as Schiffman continually invites the viewer to come in to her sphere, while portraying suggestive scenes. Such a duality is apparent in the evocative relations portrayed in 'Loft-bed,' as well as in 'Beatrice,' which depicts a woman standing by the window longing to receive an awaited guest. In each painting, Schiffman also succeeds in stretching time infinitely, granting the ability to see beyond the original photograph's surface through each rendered line, shadow, range of palate, and physical expression.
Rebecca Schiffman is a New York native, and received her BFA at Cooper Union School of Art. She has most recently participated in exhibitions at Song Song Gallery in Vienna, Austria, and Ratio 3 Gallery in San Francisco, CA.
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