NATURE & PAPER

 

But what has maintained steadily throughout Bleifer’s entire career has been her appreciation for and exploitation of material – principally, but not solely, paper. [continued]

 

Waves IV, 2012

Waves V, 2019

 

In a sense, through paper, Bleifer is always balancing between the condition of painting and the condition of sculpture, fusing the facture of each into a hybrid that depends on its material to function both as support and as substance.

 

PETER FRANK

Art Critic, Curator, Poet

PAPER BECOMING TREE SERIES

  • Paper Becoming Eucalyptus I, II, III, IV (shown together in single photo), 1988

LARGE WORKS ON PAPER

  • Waves II, 1977, collage of 28 silkscreened prints, 40" x 80"

LARGE WORKS FROM MUSIC SERIES

  • Barnsdall Installation, 1985

SCREEN DRAWINGS

Screen Drawing I, 1978

Screen Drawing II, 1978

Screen Drawing III, 1978

Screen Drawing IV, 1978

Screen Drawing V, 1978

Screen Drawing VI, 1978

Screen Drawing VII, 1978

Screen Drawing VIII, 1978

Screen Drawing IX, 1978

Screen Drawing X, 1978

Screen Drawing XI, 1978

Screen Drawing XII, 1978

SOUTHWEST LANDSCAPES

 

Each series is comprised of unique compositions collaged out of a common printed matrix. I’ve used chemical and mechanical actions which replicate the forces of wind, water and chemicals to create similar, yet varied local landscapes.

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