Leila Heller Gallery presents a retrospective of sculpture by Mia Fonssagrives Solow
Fonssagrives Solow's other most influential body of work, Aliens, is comprised of figurative sculptures made of polished bronze and aluminum, which explore the nature of artificial intelligence.
NEW YORK, NY
.-Leila Heller Gallery is presenting the exhibition Mia Fonssagrives Solow. A dynamic retrospective of sculpture by Fonssagrives Solow, the eponymous show surveys the artists iconic works, from seminal abstract forms cast in bronze or carved from wood to her most recent bronze and aluminum aliens and monumental fiberglass forms.
On one side of Fonssagrives Solows work is her uplifting Forms series, examining the simplicity of scale and movement, form and color. The curving surfaces of each piece draw the eye from one exquisite line to the next, as everyday objects, such as a sail or an apple, are refined to simply the clean, essential lines of their form. What begins as a small lucite or wood maquette evolves to a monumental fiberglass sculpture towering up to 16ft-high. For Fonssagrives Solow, the negative space at the center of each work echoes her upbringing in front of and behind the lens of a camera. These empty spaces not only define the sculptures themselves, but also re-frame the world beyond.