Sanctuary of Dreams: Week Seven Painting by Stacy Stewart Smith
Sanctuary of Dreams: Week Seven Painting by Stacy Stewart Smith
Descripción
Sanctuary of Dreams: Week Seven
Sanctuary of Dreams: Week Seven is the last of its kind. Of the original seven shadow box works from the 2004 Sanctuary series — exhibited at Gallery Guichard in Chicago and the Stacy Stewart Smith Gallery in Brooklyn, reviewed in NY ARTS Magazine — three sold, two went missing, and Week Three remains available. This one is the final work still in the artist’s possession.
In washes of acrylic gesso and strokes of graphite, Smith rendered a view of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge from a Q train crossing the Manhattan Bridge — layered through scratchiti on the subway glass, fog, rain, and movement. The desire to conjure illusion through layered barriers is the core impulse of Abstractrealism.
The work was damaged in transit. Smith salvaged the painting by separating it from the crushed frame and Plexiglas casing. The canvas is intact and in excellent condition. It is unframed and ready for the collector who wishes to present it in their own context.
From NY ARTS Magazine, “Piece of Mind”
“The attraction of the ‘Sanctuary’ exhibition is a seven-piece installation of contemporary shadow boxes entitled Sanctuaries of Dreams. In the Smith ideology, these are weeks of dreams inspired by biblical prophecy. The boxes are constructed of Plexiglas and a magnifying glass atop graphite, gesso and charcoal washes on canvas. The paintings beneath the Plexiglas reveal a broken panoramic view of the Brooklyn Bridge as seen from the Q train on the Manhattan Bridge. These paintings could stand alone but the added Plexiglas creates an unforgettable presence. Smith has etched enigmatic street narratives onto each panel. To conceal the mystery, he has frosted the sides of each box such that they appear as enchanted screen monitors. When light hits the boxes the etchings come to life and the landscape moves with an approach to the piece.”
Provenance
- Exhibited: Gallery Guichard, Chicago, 2004–5
- Exhibited: Stacy Stewart Smith Gallery, Brooklyn, 2004–5
- Published: NY ARTS Magazine, “Piece of Mind”
- Final work from the Sanctuary series remaining in the artist’s possession
- Related work: Sanctuary of Dreams: Week Three, also available
Medium & Dimensions
- Acrylic gesso and graphite on canvas
- 9.75” × 13.75”
- Year: 2004–5
- Unframed, excellent condition
- Signed by the artist
Acquisition
This is an original, one-of-a-kind work. Certificate of authenticity included. Ships with care from New York City.
Cuidado
Stacy Stewart Smith ofrece prendas hechas a medida, obras de arte y publicaciones digitales, cada una con requisitos de cuidado diferentes. Consulte la descripción del producto para conocer las instrucciones de cuidado y manejo específicas de su compra. Para prendas: lavar en seco o limpiar manchas a menos que se indique lo contrario; no lavar a máquina. Para obras de arte: mantener alejado de la luz solar directa y la humedad; manipular con las manos limpias y secas o con guantes de algodón. Para productos digitales y publicaciones: no se requiere cuidado físico; descargue y archive sus archivos al recibirlos.
Diseño
Cada pieza de Stacy Stewart Smith comienza como un dibujo y termina como una decisión —una elección deliberada de tejido, método de construcción y proporción realizada por una única diseñadora con cinco décadas de práctica. El mismo ojo que compone una pintura compone un abrigo: línea, peso, espacio negativo y la relación entre la forma y el cuerpo que la habita. Las prendas se producen en la ciudad de Nueva York, una a una, a medida y según las preferencias de cada cliente. No hay dos piezas idénticas. No existe una producción en serie. Esto no es fabricación —es creación.
El taller busca textiles por su tacto, peso y durabilidad. La sostenibilidad aquí no es una campaña. Es la consecuencia natural de hacer solo lo que se desea, con materiales elegidos para durar, por un artesano que no pondrá su nombre en nada menos.