Michael Werner Gallery presents an exhibition with new works of Enrico David. Whether working in sculpture or painting, Enrico David posits various manifestations of figurative form. His process of conceiving an image is rooted in the line and he retains the impulsive and ephemeral nature of drawing as he transitions from sketches on paper to painting, sculpture and other media in ways that he refers to as “following instructions in order to formalize the feeling of bodily presence and absence, assembling and dissolving in equal measures.”
For his work he uses a wide spectrum of techniques, from applied arts to paintings, aspects of graphic/industrial design and functionalism. The objects exhibited on this occasion maintain a consistency of medium and their scale and rendering reflect as much proximity to their original drawing source as possible.
The artist describes these works as “appearing to be ridden with incompleteness: not fully formed — perhaps in order to narrow down the possibility of them being chanced upon by peril, or so burdened with detail that peril itself might just be put off and look elsewhere: displaced cavities, exposed networks of nerves, limbs, eyelashes, sculptural mass made lighter in places by subtraction. In the case of these sculptures this passage can be conceived as being simultaneously delicate and brutal, accommodating and defensive. Between these conditions there is simply a surge in which visibilities are assembled.”
When: until January, 24th
Where: Michael Werner Gallery – 4 East 77th Street – New York, NY 10075
