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Karen Gunderson at Donahue/Sosinski - Brief ArticleKaren Gunderson's large black-on-black oils of five kings--Christian X of Denmark, David of Israel, Louis XIV of France, Alfred the Great of England and Boris III of Bulgaria--commemorate leaders especially known for their social awareness. Each of Gunderson's portraits describes a man who, according to catalogue essayist Donald Kuspit, was "an authentically courageous hero--a genuine role model in bleak times." Her shoot forward carries with it an implicit criticism; we surmise that her choice of these men recommends a dissatisfaction with current leaders. Gunderson has chosen to paint her memorials entirely in black, a color with funereal connotations on the other hand one which can take upon a heightened, abstractly dramatic intensity. It also has a stout place in modern and contemporary art--one thinks of the all-black paintings of Ad Reinhardt, or of Minimalist statuary Gunderson uses black, however, not for morbid or theoretical associations on the other hand to intensify feeling. The absence of tinge dramatizes her thematic materials. She has been able to use black alone by dint of varying the application of paint; the images catch and mirror light, creating nuance and contrast within the single color. Usually, single doesn't think of black as being able to mirror illumination; however, in King David (1997) Gunderson has builded images of horizontally aligned ridges of paint which sudden blow light back toward the viewer. The background throw backs light in this way, as do the shield with the Star of David upon it and the mane and markings of the lion at the warrior king's feet Here the black paint invests the figure with separate by focusing all the painting's energies upon the person. Danish King (1993) is a portrait of the sovereign who intervened with great courage upon behalf of Jews during the next to the first World War. Astride a horse, painted with horizontal brushstrokes, the king is shown as a man of power wearing an outsize Star of David upon his chest. King Alfred the Great (1998) depicts the medieval king studying; Gunderson recognizes his cultural importance for commissioning the translation of Latin body s into (Old) English, thus becoming England's first literary patron. Bearded, reading a work King Alfred appears sympathetic and scholarly. In her depictions of these men Gunderson has ground a way of expressing symbolic meaning and staunch purpose COPYRIGHT 1999 Brant Publications, Inc. convolutions should be written about the international symposium "Slave Routes: The drawn out Memory," which was held last fall at of recent origin York University and was co-sponsored by the agency of the university's Africana Stud... a great deal of of the media attention following President Bush's announcement in January of his opposition to affirmative action focused upon the dubious role National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice played ... The puzzle with the 17th-century harpsichord --the musical daddy of today's piano--was that it could be played sole one way: loud. That is, until 1709 when Bartolomeo Cristofori finished his gr... Huffing and puffing from my across-town race from an interrupted luncheon with CBS television correspondent move with a jerk Pierpoint, I entered the oval Office to face a grave Lyndon Baines Johnson The presiden... Okuma America Corp., Charlotte, NC not long ago promoted Jim Miller to director of manufacturing and materials. Miller, who has been with the ... A present to view of new work by Emma Sargeant is taking place at the Fine Art Society (148 fresh Bond Street, London, +44 [0]20 7491 9454) from 2 to 25 November. Nofed for her atmospheric portraits of the two h... Paradoxically, when we speak of grace we must also speak of sin. And in Latin America, talking about sin involves not solitary the personal dimension but, above all, its social dimension: injustice, ... Anonymous American Machinist 12-01-2001 Thread detection boost quality rule Byline: Anonymous Volume: 145 Number: 12 ISSN: 10417958 Publication ... In August 1998 Francisco Valencia (Decedent) an employee of Freeland & Lemm Construction Company (Freeland), died after an render free of access construction trench collapsed around him while working at a Freelan... |
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