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Clothing, our biggest form of nonverbal communication, can
certainly make expressive art. In Suitable Means, four artist
explore this theme by using unusual materials on traditional
clothing forms or by using clothing as their art-making medium...
Aparna Agrawal's Body Armors contains nine baby size body
suits cast in plaster and suspended from plastic armatures.
The surface treatments, ranging from iridescent white or earth
colors to surfaces encrusted with shells or gilded with silver
leaf, make these simple forms evocative. The delicate paint
on the childlike forms appears vulnerable- the very antithesis
of armor. But the shells, with their jagged edges, look lethal...
Clothes are something we can all relate to, making this an
accessible and lively show. The gallery deserves kudos for
offering an evening for educators as well as children's workshops
attended by the artists . For a gallery whose mission is to
be connected to the community, this show fits like a glove. |