FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rena Small, “Artists’ Hands Grid Continuum”
March 4-25, 2000
Reception for the Artist: March 4, 5-7 p.m.
Robert Berman Gallery
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Avenue, D-5, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 315-1937
Fax: (310) 315-9508
E-mail: berman@artnet.net
Web site: robertbermangallery.com
Conceptual artist/photographer Rena Small has captured the hands of the most prominent artists of our time. Andy Warhol, Richard Diebenkorn, Elizabeth Murray and Ed Ruscha are only a few of the over 100 artists hands that she has photographed. Displayed in large grids of silver gelatin prints, Small’s installations function as a powerful and revealing tribute to creators of art, and their hands.
“For over 15 years I’ve observed a mysterious presence of emotions veiled in hands. My goal is to create a standard for hand portraiture that honors all artists. Hands, not faces, are a reservoir of expression. To me, hands are a study of the human soul reflected in the mirror of my camera.”
Rena Small has an M.F.A. from California Institute of the Arts. She lives and works in Los Angeles.
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