One word: W-O-W. I can't say enough to express my excitement and joy over these pieces by Elana Herzog. Her work consists of "discreet pieces and site-specific installations. The materials used are from domestic life, including bedding, carpet, and drapery. These are reconfigured into abstract, yet suggestive entities, which exploit the evocative qualities of their components and sites." When art combines with other disciplines like science, textiles, and history it creates an intriguing dynamic. I'm passionate about art, unfortunately I'm not always good about remembering an artist's name, but I fully remember the work. A piece of art I love will immediately stand out and stay with me forever. Like, "that is IT...that is ART." Elana Herzog's deconstructing pieces do just that. I am truly speechless over the beauty, details, and overall concept.
To an amazing weekend full of delights.
I'm seconding that wow!!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing!
ReplyDeletethose are GORGEOUS diana!!! sigh.
ReplyDeletetruly amazing...I too am trackless.
ReplyDeleteIt seems to me at first as though time has eaten through the fabric...such a strong dynamic....
Ditto to what you said about how you feel about it.
ReplyDeleteoh MY, these are so incredible! what a find! hope you have a great weekend. :)
ReplyDeletethey are gorgeous! have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteTalk about delightful deconstruction! Postmodernism at its finest - great pics!
ReplyDeleteyou summed it up perfectly: WOW!
ReplyDeleteit reminds me a little of claudy jongstra's installations. that said, these are beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteand deliberate. i love it. ; )
Wow is right, I love it. I'd love to see i tin person, it must be breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteSpeechless? Yes. But it is more than that. The feelings you get from looking at them are very powerful.
ReplyDeleteyou always manage to find the most incredible artists to post about! this one is incredible!
ReplyDeleteThese are so great! Wow really does not quite cover it does it? My fav is the first one and would love to see these in person! Great post!! Have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteJust one of the reasons I love visiting this blog: you find and expose me to things that I would never see otherwise!
ReplyDeleteThose last 2 photos look like lace!
They're breath taking. Such a great use of old architectural details like cornices, ceiling medallions, and molding. She's one to remember when I start renovating. Thanks for sharing this too. Looks like we both posted an art entry today.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they have a problem with spectators touching the works - they are so viscerally tactile, the temptation would be almost irresistible.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. (And happy weekend!)
Absolutely incredible!
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
ReplyDeleteSandra
wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteThese are indeed amazing, I am particularly drawn to the first and last pieces.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are a wealth of wonderful imagery! Thanks for continuely sharing such wonderful work, which I otherwise wouldn't know about.
I especially love the first and last two. (BTW, great blog! and thanks for popping into mine ...)
ReplyDeleteThank you for always finding imagery that makes me say, Wow!
ReplyDeletethat first one really speaks to me...how incredible. what talent...
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, love all the small little details and so much time spent on this ny Elena, never seen art in this form before.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this! I'd not heard of that artist before but absolutely adore the pieces!
ReplyDeleteI agree, this version of deconstructing art is remarkable. Beautiful. The ones that look like lace remind me of what the interior of Miss Havisham's home must have looked like in Dicken's Great Expectations. The ferment of long lost love. Powerful work.
ReplyDeleteLOVE. IT.
ReplyDeleteO love the white wall, not sure what its called or how she did it. I looked at it, scrolled by. Stopped then looked at it again. Its quietly beautiful but it's beauty also stops you in your tracks if that makes sense?
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