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Arlene Shechet: Puja |
Pool, 1998-2001
plaster and hand-made paper
dimensions variable
priced according to the number of stupa vessels
Process is the essence of Shechet's work. Her "drawings" are handmade paper. The image then–floor plans of Buddhist temples–is embedded in the work rather than applied to its surface. To make Pool, Shechet wrapped these complex drawings when still wet around solid plaster forms. The "skin" is a vessel, and stands above its originating form as on a pedestal.
Shechet's decision to use the image of blue-and-white porcelain, reminiscent of the garnitures made for export from China in the 17th and 18th centuries, links East and West, as familiar to both cultural traditions. The starting point for her serene work involves varieties of movement: that movement of making, the movement of images borrowed from a distant time and of those taken from a far geography.
Cave Buddha, 1999
hydrocal, acrylic paint skins and concrete
31 x 26 x 20 inches
Puja, 2001
glass, iron, silver, glazed porcelain and rubber with suede bag
cast iron buddha 1 7/8 x 1 x 1/2 inches
silver buddha 1 7/8 x 1 x 1/2 inches
rubber ganesh 1 1/2 x 1 x 3/4 inches
porcelain vase 1 3/8 x 15/16 x 15/16 inches
blue glass lotus 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 inches
edition of 150
Buddha, 2001
sand-cast iron
1 7/8 x 1 x 1/2 inches
unlimited edition
Buddha, 2001
sand-cast iron with padded silk case
1 7/8 x 1 x 1/2 inches
numbered edition of 250
Ganesh, 2001
resin
12 1/4 x 8 x 5 3/4 inches
one of four unique color variants
