Polishchuk, Slava. Wall

Slava Polishchuk, Wall, 2002

Artist: Slava Polishchuk

Title: Wall

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Date: 2002

Dimensions: 90″ x 448″

Location in Library: Second floor

Media: Oil and paper on canvas

Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection.

Gift of Slava Polishchuk. © Slava Polishchuk

Description:

Human suffering and its inevitability has long been a theme in Polishchuk’s work. Inspired by Jeremiah’s Lament in the Bible, this work has a box-within-a-box motif that echoes the rhythmic and repetitive phrasing of Jeremiah’s text. Polishchuk states: “Repetition is similar to the idea of memory, which is essentially an endless repetition of something that once happened . . . all we have in our struggle against time is memory.”

An arresting canvas, this mural-like painting combines 10 to 15 coats of paint with Japanese paper, creating innumerable hues of black and white as well as rich and haunting textures.

Related Websites

Interview with Asya Dodina & Slava Polishchuk, Studio International

Asya Dodina& Slava Polishchuk ” What Remains”, NY ART BEAT

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