Repository Number
en-ca SC0296-RRO-PA-1
Location
en-ca Newnham - Building A - Level 3 - Front of stairwell
Artist
Title
en-ca Sonogram
Date
en-ca 2012-2014
Medium
en-ca Painting
Technique
en-ca Printed, painted, and carved wood
Dimensions
en-ca 182.9 x 243.8 cm
Components
en-ca 2 Panels
Description
en-ca "Rubinstein draws inspiration from varied sources, including Aztec codices, Hebrew text, and ancient Equadorian pottery designs. In SONOGRAM, the central image is based on a fetal ultrasound scan suggesting amniotic fluid, nourishing and protecting new life. Surrounding the womb/sonogram are layered representations of rural Ontario's vegetation and hills. Seen from a distance, the complexity of images dissolves into abstraction.

SENESCENCE and SONOGRAM are two large-scale, block-printed, painted and carved wood panels. In SENESCENCE, the framework is a repetition of the Hebrew text of Kaddish, a mourner's prayer that addresses the releasing of attachment to mortal existence. In SONOGRAM, the central image is based on a fetal sonogram, but also resembles a pond, consisting of dozens of prints of fish, babies, stones, socks, and flying women. The pond echoes amniotic fluid, nourishing and protecting new life. Surrounding the pond/sonogram are layered representations of rural Ontario's vegetation and hills. Seen from a distance, the morass of images dissolves into abstraction."
en-ca Loop Gallery
Provenance
en-ca Purchased at Loop Gallery.
Inscription
en-ca No signature
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