Elizabeth Dee Gallery
545 West 20th Street, 212-924-7545
Chelsea
February 16 - March 19, 2005
Reception: Wednesday, February 16, 6 - 8 PM
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Rowena Dring’s landcapes comprise hundreds of pieces of fabric, cut out by hand, painstakingly stitched together, and stretched over canvas. At a distance they read as large and dynamic paintings. At close range, however, the images break down into their components; fabric and thread appear as entirely abstract areas of flat color and animated line, and the artist’s complex and elaborate appliqué technique.