Here's a peak at the 3rd Terra Temporalis installation. . . This one was commissioned by Jim Benson for his new wine bar in Pittsfield, MA and will be on view at the Y Bar for one year. At the end of 2012 the drawing will be painted out and Gabrielle Senza will create another temporary installation in the space.
[slideshow] This is the second in the "Terra Temporalis" series of temporary wall drawings - on view at the Sanford Smith Gallery in Great Barrington, MA from October 13 through the end of December 2011.
Drawing on the wall By Jeremy D. Goodwin, Special to the Eagle, Thursday November 10, 2011 PITTSFIELD -- Fine art is often seen as an attempt -- even if a vain one -- to achieve permanence, a contribution to the artistic tradition that will influence and inspire future generations. But for Housatonic artist Gabrielle Senza, much of the meaning in her latest work is derived directly from its impermanence. "Terra Temporalis," Senza's new installation at Y Bar in Pittsfield, is a drawing of a natural landscape that will exist in the world for exactly one year, before the artist paints over it and replaces it with another site-specific piece concerning a similar theme. In fact, Y Bar proprietor Jim Benson has commissioned Senza to create three successive artworks on the…
[slideshow] October 13 - December 8, 2011 Featuring paintings, drawings, installations and a temporary wall drawing. Sanford Smith Fine Art 13 Railroad Street Great Barrington, MA 01230 413.528-6777 www.sanfordsmithfineart.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sanford Smith Fine Art is pleased to present the work of Berkshire based artist Gabrielle Senza. Her ethereal landscapes and earthy installations will be featured in the gallery through December 8th. The artist’s reception will be held October 15th from 4-7 PM. The show “Terra Temporalis” includes a variety of themes and mediums that address a diverse range of topics from personal reflection to environmental change. (more…)
TERRA TEMPORALIS is a large-scale site-specific wall drawing created with graphite powder applied directly to the 11 x 17 foot wall with my bare hands over a 12 day period in August of 2011. The drawing will be painted out at the end of December. When informed, many museum visitors had strong visceral reactions to the idea that this work will be destroyed in a matter of months. I ask: How is my drawing any more important than the rivers, forests and lives that are being destroyed every single day by human hands? Read more about the project here.
Planting an idea: 'Buds, Blooms & Berries' exhibit focuses on environment at Everhart MuseumBY CAITLIN HEANEY (STAFF WRITER)Published: August 11, 2011 Artist Gabrielle Senza shows the powdered graphite she has applied to her hand to create a wall drawing called "Terra Temporalis" for the Everhart Museum's latest exhibition. Image Gallery for Planting an idea: 'Buds, Blooms & Berries' exhibit focuses on environment at Everhart MuseumGabrielle Senza has created a landscape with her fingertips.Blackened with powdered graphite, her hands swept across a white wall at the Everhart Museum on a recent afternoon, leaving behind gray streaks and blots she would shape into images of trees and plants.Ms. Senza, of Great Barrington, Mass., spent several days earlier this month producing "Terra Temporalis," a piece that will be featured in the museum's latest exhibition, "Buds,…
THE ABINGTON JOURNAL August 10Art is in bloom at the Everhart MuseumBy Don McGlynn Reporter / PhotographerSCRANTON - It is common for an artist’s work to be brought into the Everhart Museum, but for its new exhibit, Gabrielle Senza is doing something special, letting her work’s life cycle begin and end at the Scranton museum.Artist Gabrielle Senza shows the powdered graphite she has applied to her hand to create a wall drawing called "Terra Temporalis" for the Everhart Museum's latest exhibition. (more…)
