The Philip Slein
Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of the work of Vaughn
Davis in our Project Space.
Davis, using
simple canvases, dyed, torn, stained, and marked, reaches
back to the roots of African fabric art in which simple
applications yield aesthetic complexities that both echo and renew
the vibrancy of long-standing traditions. Unlike African
fabrics, however, Vaughn’s use of cloth is not in any sense
decorative ornamentation. The depth of his links to contemporary
abstraction is clear. One can easily reference not only
both Sam Gilliam and Martin Puryear who also draw from their African
heritage, but also the work of the young Richard Serra who too pushed
materials to their limits in order to redefine shape and space.
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