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Dana Frankfort
In the middle of the road

2017

About the Item

Dana Frankfort In the middle of the road, 2017 oil on canvas over panel 48 x 48 x 1.75 inches For over two decades, Dana Frankfort has explored the vexing periphery between language and sight by painting words. Rather than laying claim to the paintings, controlling their semiotic pulse, her words serve as the formal armature; they prop up, ventilate, and allow the many layers of paint to breathe. Imperatives, allusions, evocations—the words dissolve into a palimpsest of obscured serifs and stems, into color and form. The title of the work is a phrase from a poem by Carlos Drummond de Andrade’s “In the Middle of Road.” Here it is, translated from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Bishop: In the middle of the road there was a stone there was a stone in the middle of the road there was a stone in the middle of the road there was a stone. Never should I forget this event in the life of my fatigued retinas. Never should I forget that in the middle of the road there was a stone there was a stone in the middle of the road in the middle of the road there was a stone.
  • Creator:
    Dana Frankfort (1971, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2017
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 48 in (121.92 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil,Wood Panel
  • Movement & Style:
    Contemporary
  • Period:
    21st Century
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Houston, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: DF 1401stDibs: LU4322522991