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Yaron Dotan
Ghost In the Machine
Acrylic paint and ink on panel. 2016 24" x 24" x 3" $1200 Website: www.yarondotan.com/ California, USA VO by Mari Weiss |
ABOUT THE ARTWORK:
"These paintings are made using acrylic and India ink. They are composed using pulsations and rhythms taken from optical imagery and design. I build gradations of tone onto a rhythmic framework to delineate an image that is constantly being interrupted and abstracted.
Through this work I want to present ‘seeing’ without seeing, to explore the vast distances that separate even the most intimate of connections.
I have only ever seen out of one eye, and don't see three dimensionally the way others take for granted. I started making these images with the aid of a neurobiologist who specializes in optics and am using this drawing style to explore questions I have about how the eye works, how this affects perception, and what knowledge is."
Through this work I want to present ‘seeing’ without seeing, to explore the vast distances that separate even the most intimate of connections.
I have only ever seen out of one eye, and don't see three dimensionally the way others take for granted. I started making these images with the aid of a neurobiologist who specializes in optics and am using this drawing style to explore questions I have about how the eye works, how this affects perception, and what knowledge is."
BIO:
Yaron Dotan is a Los Angeles-based artist who works in a variety of media and styles to produce optical drawings, narrative paintings, portraiture and video art. He holds an MFA from Tufts University, an MS Ed. from St. John’s University, and a BA in English Literature from Queens College.
Having only ever seen out of one eye, Dotan has used what would otherwise be a hindrance to heighten his creativity. Through a body of optical paintings that combine realistic imagery with rhythmic lines inspired by optical design, he poses questions about the nature of perception, illusion, invisibility, and certainty.
Yaron Dotan is a Los Angeles-based artist who works in a variety of media and styles to produce optical drawings, narrative paintings, portraiture and video art. He holds an MFA from Tufts University, an MS Ed. from St. John’s University, and a BA in English Literature from Queens College.
Having only ever seen out of one eye, Dotan has used what would otherwise be a hindrance to heighten his creativity. Through a body of optical paintings that combine realistic imagery with rhythmic lines inspired by optical design, he poses questions about the nature of perception, illusion, invisibility, and certainty.
DESCRIPTION:
Ghost in the Machine:
On a dark blue background is a golden brown skull. Over it are concentric circles that radiate from the center of the left eye socket and create a swirl effect. The circles are formed from black and white rectangles. Some are solid white; some contain lines or tiny patterns. These swirls form the shape of a woman's face whose right eye is centered over the left eye of the skull.
-description by Teri Grossman
On a dark blue background is a golden brown skull. Over it are concentric circles that radiate from the center of the left eye socket and create a swirl effect. The circles are formed from black and white rectangles. Some are solid white; some contain lines or tiny patterns. These swirls form the shape of a woman's face whose right eye is centered over the left eye of the skull.
-description by Teri Grossman
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