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Preview image of work. oil, pastel and incised lines on paper, Furrows - Highnoon 26298

2013.21.249

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Furrows - Highnoon

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Artist

Edda Renouf (Mexico City, Mexico, 1943 - )

Title

Furrows - Highnoon

Creation Date

1987

Century

late 20th century

Dimensions

33 3/8 x 29 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (84.77 x 75.88 x 3.81 cm)

Object Type

drawing

Creation Place

North America, United States

Medium and Support

oil, pastel and incised lines on paper

Credit Line

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

Copyright

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Accession Number

2013.21.249

Edda Renouf explains: “Essential to my paintings and drawings is the revealing of an abstract structure and energy inherent to my materials, the linen canvas and cotton paper.” She directly engages with the fibers of paper by cutting into them with an etching point and then covers the paper with layers of pastels or chalks. Similarly, Renouf pulls out threads from the canvases of her paintings, which she sometimes reattaches to the surface. The acrylic paint she then applies is often sanded down to reveal the regular linen weave that introduces a contrast to the intuitively applied areas of color. According to the artist, her works speak about the dichotomies of life, its “Apollonian and Dionysian forces,” and relate to the elements through their color symbolism: greys are identified with air; blues with water; reds, oranges, and ochres with earth, fire, and sun.