The Peter Blum Gallery in midtown
is presenting a collection of new works by Luisa Rabbia for an exhibition
titled Drawing. For this show, Rabbia
presents several drawings, paintings, sculptures, and other mixed media works
where she delves into the depth of the human soul and investigates how
individuals relate to others and how they respond to their surrounding
environment.
The color blue appears throughout
many of Rabbia’s works, as it symbolizes the color of blood in the veins of the
human vascular system. For instance, a series of works titled Worlds I and Worlds II respectively features a deep blue background and white
pencil drawings of two heads on both halves of the image. Worlds I depicts the heads of two figures, one of them whose head
is upside down on top, and directly on the flip side, on the bottom is another
figure’s head. Both figures have what appears to be their hair tied in a bun
that connects them. Similarly, Worlds II
also features a flipside image of two figures connected by what appears to be
their hair against a deep blue background.
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| "NorthSouthEastWest" (2014) by Luisa Rabbia |
Rabbia also presents pieces where
she draws outlines of faces on rocks that she’s found. One sculpture titled Sunrise features a face lying on its
side, and another face with the eyes closed, gently kissing the cheek of the
face lying on its side. A similar, untitled sculpture features a figure
sleeping, the face, a very light blue, with the hand over the mouth.
A diptych titled Sottopelle and another untitled piece
feature distorted faces connected by intertwining roots. The facial skin
symbolizes exaggerated psychological states. Similarly, a four-panel drawing
titled NorthSouthEastWest features a
group of roots floating on a violet-colored oval shape.
At Peter Blum Gallery, 20 W. 57th St.,
through Feb. 7. The gallery is open Tues.—Fri. from 10 a.m.—6 p.m., and Sat.
from 11 a.m.—6 p.m.
