Is Beautiful, Was Beautiful, Is

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Audrey Stone
Is Beautiful, Was Beautiful, Is
2014

About the Item

Flashe paint on canvas - Unframed The idea for this diptych came from the mathematical symbols < > less than and greater than. Audrey Stone was thinking about how styles of painting come in and out of vogue, at one time seeming very beautiful and then in another not so much. As a parallel theme also thinking about aging, how young women/girls are in a time of life where their beauty is unquestionable and how as women age the perception of an older woman’s beauty becomes something that perhaps once was. And then, all of this is of course subjective. Audrey Stone is an American abstract artist. Her work explores color, line, materiality and process across multiple mediums and surfaces. She was born in New York City, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn. Over the course of her career, Stone has worked in multiple mediums, including site-specific installation, painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media. Her works unfold on an intimate scale. When painting, she works on raw canvas. She layers a single color each day, allowing it to dry completely before addressing the next layer. The first layer becomes one with the raw surface, adopting the textural qualities of the material. Gradually as the layers build up the rawness is replaced by new qualities that are simpler to the eye but more complex in their composition. Many of her works also incorporate a sewn element, adding hand woven lines of thread, string or floss to the surface. The sewn lines take on a sculptural presence. While formulating a design they simultaneously call attention to craft, respecting the importance of precision and tradition in contemporary abstract image making. As images, the works of Audrey Stone confidently express color, pattern and line, while as objects they reveal something far more personal through their presence. The meanings inherent in her materials and her processes, such as the rawness of her surfaces, the flexibility of her thread, and the imperfections of her painted or drawn lines, all serve as inspiration to Stone. Only through coaxing do her works come into being. A relationship built on intimacy and intricacy develops as they manifest. Stone is also inspired by the secondary meanings present in her materials: for example that thread can be decorative and also restorative, integral and also ornamental, or that color relationships can evoke archetypal reactions while also inviting personal reflections. All of these inspirations speak to the most important element of her work: its humanity.

Creator:
Audrey Stone
Creation Year:
2014
Dimensions:
Height: 17.01 in (43.2 cm)Width: 29.93 in (76 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Paint
Movement & Style:
Minimalist
Period:
2010-
Condition:
New. First hand item, delivered directly from the artist's studio.
Gallery Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU65933561701