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"...
On the gallery's west wall is Untitled 1-45, a massive mixed media
construction by Dali Polivka. One of its 39 wood squares- with painting,
drawing, objects, photographs, received mail, collages, and diskettes-contains
a snapshot of the artist as a child running determinedly towards
us. Amusing and unexpected, it reflects Polivka's vulnerability
and humility as creator. Polivka eloquently remarks in his artist's
statement that his goal is "to find the broken bridge between
ground and heaven." Solemn and captivating as that is, his
sense of fun is what's truly seductive. Eleven stunningly graphic
pencil drawings with recurring umbrella shapes are playful, and
other displayed works are extremly humorous ( for instance, asheet
of Plexiglas screwed to the wall and entitled Tthe Wall of the
Ewing Gallery, and Bamboo Stick- which is just that.) Beyond
tongue-in-cheek, Polivka is mysterious, celebral, and every bit
as provocative as his fellow exhibitors...although by entirely different
means).
-by Heather Joyner, Art beat, KNS,
Three Artsts, Three Continents |
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