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Viola Frey (1933-2004) Pastel
Framed Viola Frey (1933-2004) pastel and charcoal on paper depicting several figures, "Untitled". Signed and dated (87) lower right. Rena Bransten Gallery label verso.
Dimensions: sight: 42"h x 29-1/2"w; frame: 46"h x 34"w.
Over the course of her five-decade career, Viola Frey created boldly colored figurative sculptures, paintings, and works on paper that reflect on contemporary culture, power, and gender dynamics. While most closely aligned with the Bay Area Funk movement, Frey’s immense creative output delves into many aesthetic directions, using a distinctive and personal iconography and palette to depict human figures among objects of antiquity, flea market collectibles, and interior landscapes. Frey considered herself a bricoleur – a junk accumulator – by reinterpreting collectable figurines, philosophical ideas, personal experience, and color theory freely to create new meaning in ceramic and bronze. Her works on paper and paintings echo the sculptures, creating a dynamic back-and-forth conversation between media.
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Provenance:Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Condition:Part of inside of frame on upper side has become detached. Please see photos.
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