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Still Life #115 (detail), Roberto Azank,
oil on canvas, 28”x30”, 2001
Argentinean-born artist Roberto Azank paints what
Ronald Vigo has termed “metaclassical” works. Azank employs
the classic still life subjects—bowls of fruit, flowers, bottles,
candles, vases—but he places them on disorienting monochromatic surfaces,
taking the object out of three-dimensional space and pasting it, like
a Colorform (remember them?) on a random background. The difference being,
however, that Azank’s work is intricate and intentional in its use
of color, each plane subtly corresponding to the elements of the still
life likes the notes of a composition by Mozart.
Azank’s paintings have been shown in solo exhibitions across the
US and in Canada. A show of new work opens on July 11 at Eleonore Austerer
Gallery in San Francisco. Azank divides his time between residences in
New York City and New Paltz.
www.austerergallery.com
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