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Art WergerMuse (a young novice in colorful swim suit struggles thru a pool of blue)2001
2001
About the Item
Muse is #43 of 45. It depicts a young woman in a colorful swimsuit doing her best to swim through the blue waters of the pool. Her mouth is pursed and the bubbles flow out. I sold an impression of this image to an olympic swimming coach who remarked that it called to mind the first stage of a learner doing everything wrong.
Art Werger’s lyrical suburban scenes are evocative of boyhood summer evenings while his city images are fraught with tension and isolation. Many of his mezzotints show the influence of film noire genre movies as well as paying tribute to the cinematic techniques of Alfred Hitchcock. In describing his work, Werger says “the people are seen in casual activities which dominate their daily routines, often preoccupied or oblivious to their situations. They are often observed from an elevated point so that the environment lays out in front of the viewer. The viewer becomes an omniscient voyeur, privy to the world below, yet curiously removed from it. As a cinematic device, this abstract angle allows for an overview of the scene as well as an introduction to the characters within the environment. The characters’ actions are intended to suggest a narrative which requires the viewer’s participation to be resolved.”
- Creator:Art Werger (1955, American)
- Creation Year:2001
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 35.5 in (90.17 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New Orleans, LA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU84135814232
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